Winner; 2017 Ragsdale Award A timely study that puts current issues—religious intolerance; immigration; the separation of church and state; race relations; and politics—in historical context. The masthead of the Liberator; an anti-Catholic newspaper published in Magnolia; Arkansas; displayed from 1912 to 1915 an image of the Whore of Babylon. She was an immoral woman sitting on a seven-headed beast; holding a golden cup “full of her abominations;†and intended to represent the Catholic Church.Propaganda of this type was common during a nationwide surge in antipathy to Catholicism in the early twentieth century. This hostility was especially intense in largely Protestant Arkansas; where for example a 1915 law required the inspection of convents to ensure that priests could not keep nuns as sexual slaves.Later in the decade; anti-Catholic prejudice attached itself to the campaign against liquor; and when the United States went to war in 1917; suspicion arose against German speakers—most of whom; in Arkansas; were Roman Catholics.In the 1920s the Ku Klux Klan portrayed Catholics as “inauthentic†Americans and claimed that the Roman church was trying to take over the country’s public schools; institutions; and the government itself. In 1928 a Methodist senator from Arkansas; Joe T. Robinson; was chosen as the running mate to balance the ticket in the presidential campaign of Al Smith; a Catholic; which brought further attention.Although public expressions of anti-Catholicism eventually lessened; prejudice was once again visible with the 1960 presidential campaign; won by John F. Kennedy.Anti-Catholicism in Arkansas illustrates how the dominant Protestant majority portrayed Catholics as a feared or despised “other;†a phenomenon that was particularly strong in Arkansas.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Silent HeroesBy michael lamsleyVery; interesting ;and enlightening book; many things I did not;know about the time of the Nazi occupation of Holland;the book meet all my expectations; and I would most certainlyrecommend this book ; I feel every one should read;A terrible time in the history of the world; and should make us thankfulfor the courage of these wonderful people;We should all be vigilante and aware ;so that this never happens againThank you Hans; for sharing your most frightening and difficult time with us;Michael Lamsley; Chino Valley Arizona U.S.A0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent look into the life of a woman who survived ...By Sarah E.Excellent look into the life of a woman who survived the Nazi invasion of her town. Very moving and informative!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great book about struggling to survive during Nazi occupation; and then later in life discovering her own German ancestry.By MARK MODERSONI was aware of some of the battles that occurred in Holland during World War II; between Nazi and Allied Forces. However; I was not aware of the circumstances of the ongoing occupation of Holland by Nazi Germany. The people of Holland suffered greatly during this time. Some did nothing and fell victim to the war; some collaborated with the Nazis; and others resisted.The author does a nice job of giving the reader a deeper understanding of what it was like to live under those conditions. Moreover; later in the book she explains how she came to hate the German people because of the atrocities of Nazi Germany. However; due to an encounter that she had with some young Germans later in life; she came to understand that the current generation in Germany had nothing to do with being responsible for the acts of Nazi Germany.This led her to become interested in genealogy; and she discovered that her ancestors had actually come from Germany. She describes a trip that she took to Germany where she met some living relatives; and she came to embrace her German heritage.In the end; the main point of the book is that war is senseless; and in the case of the Germans invading Holland; many soldiers were likely killing their own relatives; without even realizing it.I very much enjoyed reading her book; and would highly recommend it to anyone else interested in history; genealogy; and the human struggle.
