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William Louis Poteat : religion, reform, and education in the Progressive-era South

Title: William Louis Poteat : religion, reform, and education in the Progressive-era South / Randal L. Hall.
Author: Hall, Randal L., 1971-
Publication: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2000], ©2000.

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Description

262 pages : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm

Summary

"William Louis Poteat (1856-1938), the son of a conservative Baptist slaveholder, became one of the most outspoken southern liberals during his lifetime. He was a rarity in the South for openly teaching evolution beginning in the 1880s, and during his tenure as president of Wake Forest College (1905-1927) his advocacy of social Christianity stood in stark contrast to the zeal for practical training that swept through the New South's state universities.".
"Poteat also embodied the struggle with the intellectual compromises that tortured contemporary social critics in the South. Though he took a liberal position on numerous issues, he was a staunch advocate for prohibition and became a strong supporter of eugenics, a position he adopted after following his beliefs in a natural hierarchy and absolute moral order to their ultimate conclusion.".
"Randal Hall's revisionist biography presents a nuanced portrait of Poteat, shedding new light on southern intellectual life, religious development, higher education, and politics in the region during his lifetime."--BOOK JACKET.

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ISBN

0813121558 (alk. paper)

LCCN

99049444

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Columbia University Libraries