A black preacher addressing his mixed congregation on a plantation in South Carolina, c. 1860

<p>J.S. Marcus is a freelance journalist based in Berlin. His work appears in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and other publications.</p>


J.S. Marcus

J.S. Marcus is a freelance journalist based in Berlin. His work appears in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and other publications.

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<p>Colonial America was a vast land settled by Spanish, Dutch, French and English immigrants who established colonies such as St. Augustine, Florida; Jamestown, Virginia; and Roanoke in present-day North Carolina.</p>


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The Surprising Religious Diversity of America’s 13 Colonies