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Robert G. Ingersoll (1833-1899), known as "The Great Agnostic," was the most celebrated orator of The Gilded Age. In a time before radio or television, audiences numbering in the thousands crowded auditoriums to hear him speak. His admirers included Walt Whitman, Thomas Edison, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick Douglass and many other luminaries of his day. His personal crusade to free people from shackles of all kinds (mental, physical, social, etc.) led him to be an outspoken champion for freedom from religious dogma and superstition. He lectured on numerous topics including women’s rights, politics, literature, evolution, religion, science and the rights of the oppressed. With the change in times and the rise of religious fundamentalism, Ingersoll's name and work were suppressed. Fortunately, today's freethinkers are rediscovering and reclaiming the works of this extraordinary intellectual giant.