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Emigration to Massachusetts and Rhode Island origins
In 1680 Puritans moved to Massachusetts founding Boston. Roger Williams argued for soul liberty against church attendance laws. Rhode Island emerged as a haven for conscience. The piece recounts Williams and early colonial religious liberty, followed by a long anecdote about a slave named Jake and other transitional tales.
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