Beacon November 2024

Paine Memorial Association Seeking Washington Site Approval

The Thomas Paine Memorial Association (TPMA) won congresional and presidential approval for a Paine memorial in Washington, DC. Unsettled is the exact location of the memorial. TPMA reported on the site selection process as of October.

The Comstock Act and the Founders of the Thomas Paine National Historical Association

Gary Berton / November 1, 2024

Responding to assaults on civil liberties under the 1873 Comstock Act, freethinkers played central roles in the social reform movement opposing abuses of the rich and powerful in the Gilded Age. They were guided by Thomas Paine and Enlightenment Age ideals of democracy, equality and natural rights.

Thomas Paine in New Rochelle, Thomas Paine National Historical Association history

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