Brendan J. J. Payne
Historian and author of Gin, Jesus, and Jim Crow, specializing in the interplay of prohibition, religion, and racial politics in the American South; PhD from Baylor and a college history professor.
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May 1, 2022 • 42min
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Gin, Jesus, and Jim Crow: Prohibition and the Transformation of Racial and Religious Politics in the South (Making the Modern South) by Brendan J. J. Payne
Brendan J. J. Payne, historian and author of Gin, Jesus, and Jim Crow, unpacks how prohibition reshaped Southern religion and racial politics. He traces prohibition’s role in redefining church practice, fueling Jim Crow disfranchisement, and realigning voting coalitions. Short, vivid conversations explore race, temperance, political strategy, and the unexpected alliances that changed the South.
