Billy Graham
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Popular Culture
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Theology, Theologians
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present
Article abstract: Friend and confidante of presidents, popes, and world figures, Billy Graham stands as the twentieth century’s best-known and most effective evangelist as well as a rigorous, though unofficial, diplomat. His mass meetings, attended by hundreds of thousands of individuals and televised to reach millions more, have presented the tenets of Christianity on a worldwide scale.
Early Life
The first of four children, William Franklin Graham, Jr., was born November 7, 1918, on a dairy farm just outside Charlotte, North Carolina, to William...
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