July 4, 2026 - The Baseline Special: America's 250th Anniversary: Catholic Discrimination & The First Catholic American Influencers
The Baseline
A special episode of the 250th Anniversary of America, including a brief history on Catholic discrimination and anti-Catholic laws in The 13 Colonies under British rule, and four of the first Catholic American "influencers," also known as Founding Fathers, who fought back. Charles Carroll of Carrollton: https://constitutioncenter.org/signers/charles-carroll-of-carrollton; https://charlescarrollhouse.org/ Daniel Carroll: https://constitutioncenter.org/signers/daniel-carroll The Most Reverent John Carroll, America's First Catholic Bishop: https://www.archbalt.org/most-rev-john-carroll/ Thomas FitzSimons: https://constitutioncenter.org/signers/thomas-fitzsimons A very special thank you to these additional information sources: Christian History Institute: https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine/article/catholics-in-america & The Catholic Education Resource Center: https://catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-founding-fathers-the-carroll-family.html