In the years leading up to the Civil War, when polarization over whether people should be able to own other people as…

The act now commonly called the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom began simply as Bill No. 82, “A Bill For establishing religious…

The text of the Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom spells out the revolutionary premises upon which Thomas Jefferson builds his argument for religious…

Among the Founding Fathers, two in particular, Jefferson and Madison, played a pivotal role in passage of the landmark Virginia Act for…

The issues of the revolution were many and varied. They included erosion of self-government and increased taxes which royal authority needed in…

For research and perusal, an overview of the History of Slavery, particularly aimed towards America. This material is presented in five parts.