Religion and Social Movements
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7.6K1The Puritans Blame Provoking Evils for King Philip’s War
Increase Mather could see King Philip’s War coming from his pulpit. All around him he saw sinful activity: periwigs, high prices, tippling...
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8.7K3How the Puritans Raised New England Living Standards to the World’s Highest
New England living standards were higher than anyplace else in the world during much of the 17th and 18th centuries. By 1700,...
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7.9K2David Ruggles, the Go-To Conductor on the Underground Railroad
David Ruggles helped 600 enslaved people to freedom during the 1830s despite attempts to kill him, kidnap him and burn down his...
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10.7KThe Catholic Test – When New Hampshire Outlawed Catholics
New Hampshire’s Constitution, adopted in 1784, was one of the strictest in the new United States in its restrictions on religious freedoms....
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8.1KNew Hampshire’s Jonathan Daniels Martyred in Alabama
Jonathan Daniels smoked cigarettes. He liked to drive fast. He liked a good argument. And when he saw something wrong, he tried...
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6.5KConstance Baker Motley Faces Down Racism
Constance Baker Motley encountered overt racism for the first time when she left her home in New Haven to attend Fisk College...
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