Washington's Birthday: Share Your Insights (and You Could Win a T-Shirt)
As we honor the calendar birthday of George Washington, this is a great moment to recall his landmark words extending welcome to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, to whom he wrote of the United States as a nation where "all possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship . . . which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance." [Full Text]
Tell us about a time when you stood up to bigotry in your own community.
To celebrate, we're giving away a stylish Give Bigotry No Sanction t-shirt! Wear these famous words in your town and spread the word.
We'll choose a winner at random by noon tomorrow.
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About This Project
Welcome to Give Bigotry No Sanction: The George Washington Letter Project: Exploring Religious Freedom and Democracy
About Our Sponsor
Sponsored by the George Washington Institute for Religious Freedom.
Learn more about the George Washington Institute for Religious Freedom and Ambassador John L. Loeb, whose partnership with Facing History and Ourselves makes possible this project.