Context Clues: Televangelists
American Hysteria
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The Rise of Billy Graham and the Rise of Billy Hargis
Billy hargis was one of the first hel evangelists to really make that concerted jump into politics, creating an organ ation in 19 50 called the christian crusade. Hargus would soon meet a new b f, f who would prove the perfect rolic patriot to match his fire and brimstone christianity. Edwin walker had been a decorated general in world war two and a staunch anti communist, anti unionist and segregationalist. Together they devised a national tour to get their patriotic christian message out. They presented communism as essentially satan and america as jesus christ.
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