Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between
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Mr. Lanham's Diary, January 17, 1926

Mr. Lanham's Diary, January 17, 1926

A rainy Sunday in Rome

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Mr. Lanham's Diary, January 17, 1926
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Despite dreary winter weather, Sunday School attendance was good at Mr. Lanham’s church — 229 people present. A man named Seaborn Wright addressed his class on the subject of teaching the Bible in the schools. Mr. Wright, according to a posting on Find-a-Grave, was the head of the Prohibition Party in Floyd County, Georgia. He had run for governor of Ge…

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