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apr 1, 1699 - Sephardic Jews arrive in Charleston

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Sephardic Jews from London arrive in Charleston. Charter of the Carolina Colony drawn up by the 1st Earl of Shaftesbury and his secretary John Locke, granted liberty of conscience to all settlers, and expressly noted "Jews, heathens, and dissenters".

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apr 1, 1699
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~ 326 years ago

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