Jefferson: The Reformer

Sep

10:45am

Jefferson: The Reformer

By Teaching American History

“No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer, on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion!”
-Thomas Jefferson, A Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom, 1779

Jefferson wanted to be known to posterity for his authorship of the Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom.  Join us as we discuss his influence on early American civic culture and the codification of individual freedoms. 

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