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Southern evangelical Christianity Evolved beyond the biblical literalism defending Jim Crow in the 1950s and colorblind familiar protectionism 1970s insulated their subculture. While the 1964 civil rights act & 1965 voting rights act forced transformation of the broader southern Society. evangelical’s claim religious liberty & their private school, church buildings provided safe Harbor for continued segregation.

Biblically inspired segregationist Christianity of the Southern evangelicals evolved and persisted in form became mainstays by the 1970s. colorblind individualism and heightened focus on the family.