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The Atheist

Madalyn Murray O'Hair / Engel v. Vitale

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61: The Atheist

An infamous First Amendment activist becomes the “most hated woman in America” then mysteriously disappears.

Prelude: The constitutionality of state-sponsored prayer in public schools is challenged in the United States Supreme Court.

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