Publication Date
Fall 2019
School
Helms School of Government
Major
Government: Pre-Law
Keywords
Falwell, race, Moral Majority, politics, segregation
Disciplines
History | Supreme Court of the United States
Recommended Citation
Legg, Kathryn, "Equal in His Sight: An Examination of the Evolving Opinions on Race in the Life of Jerry Falwell, Sr." (2019). Senior Honors Theses. 928.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/928
Abstract
The late Reverend Jerry Falwell, Sr., founder of Thomas Road Baptist Church and president of the Moral Majority, was a prominent figure in conservative politics beginning in the late 1970s. His opinions regarding preachers and politics changed throughout his life, as did his beliefs about race in America and the church. His views on race affected his preaching and political involvement, and in his later life he retracted from the segregationist beliefs he held at the beginning of his ministry. While Falwell’s prominent roles in the Religious Right and Moral Majority have previously been explored, this paper seeks to present a concentrated look at Falwell’s evolving opinions regarding race.
