Where Roger Williams was willing to reject the narrow strictures of his religious community to found one that reflected his view that all beliefs should be respected and tolerated, Sarah Knight's journals show a woman who was not bound by ideas that placed women in a specific mold in the 17th Century. ... One of the most fascinating pieces of evidence for this idea is found in the writing of Frederick Douglass. ...

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