How to Rename a Campus Building in Just A Quarter Century: Benjamin Morgan Palmer, Rhodes College, and Palmer Hall
Benjamin Morgan Palmer (1818–1902) was one of the leading voices in the Southern Presbyterian Church between the 1850s and his death in 1902. Part of Palmer’s “principal legacy” was his career-long commitment to interpreting Genesis 9–11 in a way that endorsed racial hierarchy and Black subordinatio...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
2021
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Interpretation
Year: 2021, Volume: 75, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-43 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Rhodes College
/ The Americas
/ Slavery
/ Racial segregation
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament KBP America NCD Political ethics |
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Lost Cause
B Curse of Ham B American Slavery B Benjamin M. Palmer B Segregation B Confederate monuments B Rhodes College |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | Benjamin Morgan Palmer (1818–1902) was one of the leading voices in the Southern Presbyterian Church between the 1850s and his death in 1902. Part of Palmer’s “principal legacy” was his career-long commitment to interpreting Genesis 9–11 in a way that endorsed racial hierarchy and Black subordination. Nevertheless, it has been far from easy to repudiate Palmer’s legacy in the institutions that honor him. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-340X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0020964320961669 |