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Podcast: This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Episode: Jefferson's Wall Between Church and State (1802)
Description: It’s January 9th. In 1802, Thomas Jefferson penned a letter in which he referred to a “wall of separation between church and state.
Jody and Niki discuss how this phrase became wedded to the first amendment and a foundational political and legal idea for centuries — and how Jefferson’s intent has been contested at various points over the years.
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