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Author Miller, Steven P. (Steven Patrick), 1977-

Title Billy Graham and the rise of the Republican South / Steven P. Miller
Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 304 pages, [6] pages) : illustrations
Series Politics and culture in modern America
Politics and culture in modern America.
Contents Introduction : Billy Graham's New South -- "No segregation at the altar" -- Evangelical universalism in the post-Brown South -- The politics of decency -- "Another kind of march" -- Billy Graham's southern strategy -- Crusading for the Sunbelt South -- "Before the water gate" -- Epilogue : Billy Graham and American conservatism
Summary Billy Graham and the Rise of the Republican South considers the critical role the famous evangelist played in creating the modern American South. Author Steven P. Miller treats Graham as a serious actor and a powerful transitional symbol--an evangelist, first and foremost, but also a profoundly political figure
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-293) and index
Notes In English
Subject Graham, Billy, 1918-2018
Graham, Billy, 1918-2018 -- Influence
SUBJECT Graham, Billy, 1918-2018 fast
Graham, Billy 1918-2018 gnd
Graham, William Franklin. idszbz
Graham, Billy. swd
Subject Civil rights -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century.
Civil rights
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Race relations
Social conditions
Politik
Christentum
Einfluss.
Politik.
Soziale Situation.
Evangelisation.
SUBJECT Southern States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
Southern States -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Southern States -- Religious life and customs
Subject Southern States
USA -- Südstaaten
Südstaaten (USA)
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2008040924
ISBN 9780812206142
0812206142
1283896451
9781283896450