Inspiration for the Modern Revolutionary
By Bill Sullivan
“A commitment to religious freedom is one of the most important achievements of the founding era precisely because it could be dangerous,” said James Sidbury, Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Professor of Humanities at Rice University, in a talk at the Dewitt Wallace Museum. But dangerous to whom? Sidbury was a featured speaker during Religion Month at Colonial Williamsburg, which features a special emphasis on the role of faith in the nation’s founding….
The arbor, newly constructed in spring.
It is now, in the last warm days of autumn, that the butter beans reach their perfection. There are actually two forms of this bean. The larger variety is known as the Lima as its first description came from that Peruvian city. The smaller, sweeter variety, generally known in the south as the butter bean, seems to originate in Central America….
The Declaration of Independence is the foundation of American identity. Hear the original document read by Colonial Williamsburg’s Bill Barker, in character as Thomas Jefferson….