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Roger Williams and Native Americans.

Publication: Baptist History and Heritage
Publication Date: 22-MAR-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Roger Williams and Native Americans.(Editorial)

Article Excerpt
Several years ago I read Roger Williams's Christenings Make Not Christians or Brief Discourse Concerning that Name Heathen, Commonly Given to the Indians. (1) I was fascinated by Williams's attitude toward Native Americans, with whom he had established friendships during his early days in America.

In August 1631, Williams, who had arrived in New England just six months before, moved to Plymouth, a small town outside the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Bay Company. During his two years in Plymouth, Williams traded with and preached to Native Americans and studied several of their languages.

Having established "a rapport with and understanding off the Native Americans, Williams...

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