Egerton Ryerson
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Adolphus Egerton Ryerson was a Canadian educator, administrator, author, editor, and Methodist minister. He was a prominent contributor to the design of the Ontario public school system, for which he
Portrait of Ryerson by Théophile Hamel, c.1850–51
Egerton Ryerson, from an 1880 publication
Statue of Ryerson on Ryerson Campus, 2005
Sectarianism
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Sectarianism is a debated concept. Some scholars and journalists define it as pre-existing fixed communal categories in society, and use it to explain political, cultural, or religious conflicts betwe
Egerton Ryerson
…was a prominent contributor to the design of the Ontario public school system, for which he served as an administrator. An advocate against Christian sectarianism and control of Upper Canada by the wealthy Anglican elite, Ryerson staunchly opposed Clergy reserves and promoted a system of free public education in…
In 1871, New York's Orange Riots were incited by Irish Protestants. 63 citizens, mostly Irish Catholics, were massacred in the resulting police-action. The outbreak pictured is at Lamartine Hall, the Grand Orange Lodge of the United States.
Painting of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, an event in the French Wars of Religion
An Orange Order march in Glasgow
The sack of Magdeburg by Catholic army in 1631. Of the 30,000 Protestant citizens, only 5,000 survived.