William Louis Poteat

by Randal L. Hall

Book Overview

" 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813121558
• ISBN13: 9780813121550
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"