Roger Williams has much yet to teach us
Taylor Stoermer, professor who teaches the history and modern practice of democracy at RWU and public history at Harvard University: Roger Williams’ 413th birthday gives us the perfect opportunity to step back and ask “so what?” about his past and his present. It’s an especially appropriate occasion given the fractious nature of modern American politics, and something of a drift in our collective memory. But the perfect opportunity presented itself this semester when 75 undergraduate students at Roger Williams University…