Chapter
The Birth of the Christian Right and its Connection to Racism
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Religious leaders formed the Christian right as a political movement to resist desegregation and keep black people out of their churches and schools. Private religious schools were founded in the mid-1960s as a response to the desegregation of public schools.
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Private schools were established in the mid-1960s by evangelical religious leaders as a response to the desegregation of public schools, in an effort to keep black people out of their churches and schools.
52:15 - 56:12 (03:56)
Christian Right
Summary
Private schools were established in the mid-1960s by evangelical religious leaders as a response to the desegregation of public schools, in an effort to keep black people out of their churches and schools. These schools were integral to the birth of the Christian right as a political movement.