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American Secularism

From: Talking History
Length: 00:29:02

Interview features a discussion on the history of freethinking in America; program includes our regular segment History in the News and a reading from the unpublished recollections of American Civil War soldier, T.V. Brown. Read the full description.

Default-piece-image-2 This week Talking History’s Fred Nielsen and Susan Jacoby discuss the history of secularism in America. Journalist Susan Jacoby is the Director of the Center for Inquiry Metro New York and the author of Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism. And, we will continue our special series of readings from the unpublished manuscript, Recollections of Field Hospital Service During the War of Secession, by T.V. Brown

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This week Talking History’s Fred Nielsen and Susan Jacoby discuss the history of secularism in America. Journalist Susan Jacoby is the Director of the Center for Inquiry Metro New York and the author of Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism. And, we will continue our special series of readings from the unpublished manuscript, Recollections of Field Hospital Service During the War of Secession, by T.V. Brown

Broadcast History

First broadcast the week of September 26th

Timing and Cues

In: 00:07 "Welcome to Talking History.."
Out: 27:00 " And that's it for another week..."

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