Today, on August 15, 2024, Dr. Ted Williams III, presented a program labeled “the Bible and the Ballot.” Apparently reconstruction was going well in the south following the Civil War, when the “Great Compromise” was struck between Rutherford Hayes and his opponent, Samuel Tilden. Tilden offered to Hayes, something to the effect of, You can have the presidency if I can have the South.“ Suddenly l, all troops from the Union were removed from the South, would set the pace for “100 years of terror” accompanying the institution of Jim Crow laws. It took the massive civil rights movement of the 1960s to bring about the majority of the end of “separate but equal.“ at least is equally important, was the occurrence of the “great migration” of African Americans leaving their homes in the South, as they headed north, to establish rapidly growing communities, primarily in the cities such as Chicago.

The decreasing overtime of the average citizen going to church over the last 20 years, has lessened the effects of politics on the results of elected offices, but the presence of far right evangelists (the speakers opinion), still significantly influences the results of political races

Dr. William III, completed his education recently, with a doctoral level in theology from a seminary. He has taught college level courses and has written scholarly papers. Most recently, he has been teaching on a weekly basis at Wheaton College.

Coincidentally, he dropped his daughter off at Wheatley College this morning, where she is beginning her first day as a student there.

Pictured all the way to the right, is Dr. Wright along with a good portion of those from our club attending this presentation.