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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136609303321

Autore

Canady Andrew McNeill

Titolo

Willis Duke Weatherford : Race, Religion, and Reform in the American South / / Andrew McNeill Canady

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

9780813168760

0813168767

9780813168166

0813168163

9780813168173

0813168171

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 pages)

1 online resource

Collana

New directions in Southern history

Disciplina

370.92

Soggetti

Liberals - Southern States

Educators - Southern States

Southern States Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The making of a southern liberal -- A respectable religious message -- Sowing the seeds of southern liberalism -- Professionalizing the southern YMCA -- A liberal but never an activist -- Bringing a revival to the mountains.

Sommario/riassunto

Willis Duke Weatherford was one of the first prominent white southern liberals to dedicate his life to reforming the South's social system, eliminating violence and injustice through education, and opening a dialogue among the affected groups. In this comprehensive biography, Andrew McNeill Canady offers a reassessment of the influential educator's life and work.