488. Angie Maxwell

<div>488. We <a href="http://archive.org/download/488-angie-maxwell/488--Angie_Maxwell.mp3">talk</a> to Angie Maxwell about her book, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Long-Southern-Strategy-American-Politics/dp/0190265965" target="_blank">The Long Southern Strategy</a></i>, with an emphasis on the Southern Baptist Convention in Louisiana. "The Southern Strategy is traditionally understood as a Goldwater and Nixon-era effort by the Republican Party to win over disaffected white voters in the Democratic stronghold of the American South.<a name='more'></a> To realign these voters with the GOP, the party abandoned its past support for civil rights and used racially coded language to capitalize on southern white racial angst.... And when the leadership of the Southern Baptist Convention became increasingly fundamentalist and politically active, the GOP tied its fate to the Christian Right. Republicans embodied southern white culture by emphasizing an "us vs. them" outlook.... In doing so, the GOP nationalized southern white identity, rebranded itself to the country at large, and fundamentally altered the vision and tone of American politics."<br /> <ol type="a"><li>This week in Louisiana history. September 25 1912 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190421235517/http://www.louisiana101.com/x_facts_9_25_1912.html">Grabow Lumber Shootout</a> murder suspect Charles Smith, shot by Calcasieu Parish Deputy. </li><li>This week in New Orleans history. Oswald Leaves New Orleans. September 25, 1963. <br /> </li><li>This week in Louisiana. <br /> Beignet Fest<br /> New Orleans City Park Festival Grounds<br /> 4 Friedrichs Ave<br /> New Orleans LA 70124<br /> September 24, 2022<br /> 10:00 am - 6:00 pm<br /> From traditional sweet treats covered