American Freethought: The History of a Social Movement, 1794-1948

A history of how the freethought movement fought to maintain a secular United States.

Although today it has largely faded from public memory, the American freethought movement played an important role in shaping the religious landscape of the United States. Without its influence, state and local governments might still demand that public officeholders subscribe to specific religious doctrines and prosecute those who question the existence of God or the authority of the Bible for blasphemy.

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