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Wellspring of Liberty: How Virginia's Religious Dissenters Helped Win the American Revolution and Secured Religious Liberty (1st Edition) by John A. Ragosta Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2010 ISBN-10: 0-19-538806-2 / 0195388062 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-538806-0 / 9780195388060 Before the American Revolution, no state more seriously discriminated against and persecuted religious dissenters than Virginia. Over 50 dissenting ministers, primarily Baptists, were jailed, and numerous Baptists and Presbyterians were beaten or harassed. African-American congregants were treated p |