The Great Separatist
Roger Williams
"God requireth not a uniformity of religion."
Synopsis
After I banished I settled on Narragansett Bay with my followers but we first had to purchase land from the Narragansett Indians. In the new land we established a new colony which was governed by the principles of religious liberty and separation of the church and state. Quakers, Jews, and Baptists went to Rhode Island for refuge. I inspired the founders of the United States and they included the separation between the church and state into the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Purchasing land from the Narragansett Indians
A drawing of me settling
My encounter with the Narragansett Indians
Personal life & Brief Biography
After my studies I married Mary Barnard. I had six children with her and they were all born in America. My wife and I then decided to leave England and go to the New World. I never lost my belief in religious freedom and the separation of church and state. A book that is written about me also is "Roger Williams and the creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty".
Reviews
"Roger William was born to be a separatist! He had that courage to tell others what he thought." - Ada Escoto Berrios