William Louis Poteat : A Leader of the Progressive-Era South /

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"Poteat also embodied the struggle with the intellectual compromises that tortured contemporary social critics in the South. Though he took a liberal position on numerous issues, he was a staunch advocate for prohibition and became a strong supporter of eugenics, a position he adopted after fol...

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Auteur principal: Hall, Randal L., 1971- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2000]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Poteat, William Louis, > 1856-1938.
Wake Forest College.
Wake Forest College > Faculty > Biography.
Universities and colleges > Faculty.
Social reformers.
Evolution > Study and teaching.
College teachers.
Biology teachers.
Baptists.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Religious.
EDUCATION > Higher.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Educators.
Évolution > Étude et enseignement > Caroline du Nord > Histoire.
Baptistes > Caroline du Nord > Biographies.
Professeurs de biologie > Caroline du Nord > Biographies.
Reformateurs sociaux > Caroline du Nord > Biographies.
Evolution > Study and teaching > North Carolina > History.
Baptists > North Carolina > Biography.
College teachers > North Carolina > Biography.
Biology teachers > North Carolina > Biography.
Social reformers > North Carolina > Biography.
North Carolina.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
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Résumé:"Poteat also embodied the struggle with the intellectual compromises that tortured contemporary social critics in the South. Though he took a liberal position on numerous issues, he was a staunch advocate for prohibition and became a strong supporter of eugenics, a position he adopted after following his beliefs in a natural hierarchy and absolute moral order to their ultimate conclusion." "Randal Hall's revisionist biography presents a nuanced portrait of Poteat, shedding new light on southern intellectual life, religious development, higher education, and politics in the region during his lifetime."--Jacket.
"William Louis Poteat (1856-1938), the son of a conservative Baptist slaveholder, became one of the most outspoken southern liberals during his lifetime. He was a rarity in the South for openly teaching evolution beginning in the 1880s, and during his tenure as president of Wake Forest College (1905-1927) his advocacy of social Christianity stood in stark contrast to the zeal for practical training that swept through the New South's state universities."
Description matérielle:1 online resource (344 pages): illustrations.
ISBN:9780813157689

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