Author: Sam J. Ervin Jr.

Former North Carolina Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr., has been active in politics since 1923 and played a central role in the Watergate hearings. He has been a stalwart defender of the First Amendment and the separation of church and state. He served in the United States Congress from 1946 until 1974. His appointments included the chairmanship of the Senate Separation of Powers Subcommittee.

The Constitution and Religion
 Free Inquiry Volume 03, No. 3
Summer 1983
 Sam J. Ervin Jr.
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