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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Main Author: Haynes, Stephen R. 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2021
In: Interpretation
Year: 2021, Volume: 75, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-43
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Rhodes College / The Americas / Slavery / Racial segregation
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
KBP America
NCD Political ethics
Further subjects:B Lost Cause
B Curse of Ham
B American Slavery
B Benjamin M. Palmer
B Segregation
B Confederate monuments
B Rhodes College
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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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.
ISSN:2159-340X
Contains:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0020964320961669