Roger Williams
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roger-williams-203-14428774
title:
Roger Williams
text:
Roger Williams was an English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and later the State of Rhode Island. He was a staunch advocate for religious freedom, separation of church and state, and fair dealings with the Native Americans. Williams was expelled by the Puritan leaders from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and he established Providence Plantations in 1636 as a refuge offe
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English Protestant theologian, author, and founder of Rhode Island (1603–1683)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Williams
date created:
2002-02-23T09:49:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T17:32:07Z
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