Profiles in Courage: Anne Hutchinson Part 2

Year Published: 1965

Complete Record: A documentary profile of Anne Hutchinson. Describes Anne Hutchinson’s struggle with the Puritan Church hierarchy over rigid theocratic control of Massachusetts Bay Colony, her conflict with Governor Winthrop in the courts, and her excommunication from the church. Shows how Anne Hutchinson’s stand reaffirmed the principle of separation of church and state and the guarantee of freedom of religion.