Billy Graham and the rise of the Republican south / Steven P. Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

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

Series:

Politics and culture in modern America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Graham, Billy, 1918-2018.

Graham, Billy.

Graham, Billy, 1918-2018--Influence.

Social conditions.

Civil rights.

History.

Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century.

Southern States.

Race relations.

Civil rights--Southern States--History--20th century.

Southern States--Social conditions--20th century.

Southern States--Religious life and customs.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vi, 304 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2009]

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-296) and index.

ISBN:

9780812241518

0812241517

OCLC:

259754298