Chapter
The Role of Black Southern Baptists in a Racist System
28:45 - 33:37 (04:51)
The black Southern Baptists took on leadership roles within the Southern Baptist Convention, but they had to take advantage of a racist system to do so. The leadership of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary were champions of Jim Crow laws that reduced and eliminated legal equality for black people.
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Black Southern Baptists become leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention in the post-war South, taking advantage of the racist system in place.
28:45 - 32:19 (03:33)
Summary
Black Southern Baptists become leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention in the post-war South, taking advantage of the racist system in place. However, the leadership of the faith, including the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, strongly support Jim Crow laws and oppose legal equality for black people.
ChapterThe Role of Black Southern Baptists in a Racist System
EpisodePart One: How The Southern Baptist Convention Was Taken Over By Republicans and Child Molesters
PodcastBehind the Bastards
This podcast discusses the troubling history of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, including the racist beliefs of its founders, while also acknowledging the school's recent efforts to address its problematic past.
32:19 - 33:37 (01:18)
Summary
This podcast discusses the troubling history of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, including the racist beliefs of its founders, while also acknowledging the school's recent efforts to address its problematic past.