Sp06M America’s First Religious Scandal: The Beecher-Tilton Affair (Hybrid: In-Person)

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4/29/2024 (one day)

11:15 AM-12:45 PM EDT on Mon

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[NEW CLASS] In the 1870s America’s best-known religious leader was Henry Ward Beecher, the most influential pastor since the Mathers in colonial New England. In 1874, splashed across the newspaper headlines in New York City, appeared an expose of an adulterous affair between Beecher and one of his parishioners. The resulting firestorm of suits and counter-suits in the New York courts lasted for two years and polarized the public into pro and con factions.  Audio/Visual, Lecture

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Gary Mitchell is a lifetime student of military history and has published original monographs on topics such as American WWI valor awards, and New York National Guard strike and riot mobilizations.