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Part One: Jerry Falwell: Founder of the Religious Right

Behind the Bastards

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You're Dying on the Hill of Linching and Cockfights?

Kerry Falwell got into the bootlegging business after getting into the dogfighting business. His partner in bootlegging was his brother Garland. They would use the trucks for their oil and gas business to deliver liquor to all of his sundry stores. These illegal venues were incredibly profitable. But everyone in town knew that he was the shadiest motherfucker in the city.

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