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Upshaw's Wheelchair Moment At Branham Revival
- Upshaw later appeared in a William Branham healing meeting in a wheelchair after earlier walking and even running in Congress.
- Roy Davis introduced him to Branham, suggesting the wheelchair persona may have been staged to boost publicity for revivals.
Congressman Upshaw Shielded The Klan In 1921 Hearings
- William D. Upshaw was a prominent Georgia politician who defended and promoted the 1915 Ku Klux Klan in Congress.
- He used legal arguments to stall 1921 congressional investigations by comparing the Klan to other secret fraternities, which blunted probes nationwide.
Klan Networks Crossed Into Revivalist Religious Circles
- Upshaw, Davis, and William Joseph Simmons shared overlapping networks in the 1910s–1920s, making white supremacist ideas circulate into revivalist religious circles.
- That cross-pollination later influenced Branham's rhetoric around Jews and race.