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Graham, Billy, 1918-2018 to Earl G. Hunt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.113.02 Author/Creator: Graham, Billy, 1918-2018 Place Written: Montreat, North Carolina Type: Typed letter signed Date: 20 March 1972 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 26.8 cm, Width: 18.9 cm Order a Copy

Graham discusses the pressure of preparing new sermons every night for television audiences. He also discusses racial issues including school, housing, and bussing. He thanks Bishop Hunt for his "leadership in and support of the forthcoming Crusade."

Graham, Billy, 1918-2018
1945 to the Present
Religion
African American History
Segregation
Television
The Seventies

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