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Thomas Jefferson was a critical figure in the fight for religious liberty in early America—although those hard-fought victories certainly did not benefit everyone and held different meaning for different people. Watch this Q&A with lawyer and International Center for Jefferson Studies historian, John Ragosta. Dr. Ragosta discusses the development, passage, and shortcomings of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, an achievement Jefferson defined as one of his most important.