Righteous Warrior: Jesse Helms and Modern American Conservatism [video 57min]
In forum at the University of Virginia, William Link presents on his new book, Righteous Warrior: Jesse Helms and Modern American Conservatism. During his career as a U.S. Senator, Helms identifies himself, according to Link, as a key figure in this political revolution. In the outbreak of the Civil Rights movement, this change in the nature of conservatism becomes more defined, as evident in Helms' reaction to the 1954 decision of Brown v. the Board of Education. Following Helms' career through this dramatic period in American history, Link identifies the character of Jesse Helms, a character that defines the birth of Modern American Conservatism.
William Link, Richard J. Milbauer Professor of History at the University of Florida, was a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for twenty-three years. He is the author of Roots of Secession: Slavery and Politics in Antebellum Virginia (UNC Press, 2003); William Friday: Power and Purpose in American Higher Education (UNC Press, 1995); The Paradox of Southern Progressivism, 1880-1920 (UNC Press, 1992); and A Hard Country and a Lonely Place: Schooling, Society, and Reform in Rural Virginia, 1870-1920 (UNC Press, 1986).
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William Link, Richard J. Milbauer Professor of History at the University of Florida, was a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for twenty-three years. He is the author of Roots of Secession: Slavery and Politics in Antebellum Virginia (UNC Press, 2003); William Friday: Power and Purpose in American Higher Education (UNC Press, 1995); The Paradox of Southern Progressivism, 1880-1920 (UNC Press, 1992); and A Hard Country and a Lonely Place: Schooling, Society, and Reform in Rural Virginia, 1870-1920 (UNC Press, 1986).