From the Archive: Imprisoned for Blasphemy
'A Merry Christmas. Inside and Outside' - Freethinker, Christmas Number 1882. Image Credit: bob Forder In March 1883, George William Foote, the first editor of the Freethinker, was convicted for blasphemous libel at the Old Bailey and sentenced to twelve months’ hard labour. Shorter sentences were given to two colleagues, the proprietor, William Ramsey, and
Source: freethinker.co.uk