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George links the history of the Methodist Church (now the United Methodist Church), with newly-researched local history to show the role of this large denomination, important to both blacks and whites, in Mississippi's stumble toward racial justice. From 1930-1968, white Methodists throughout the church segregated their black co-religionists, silencing black ministers and many white ministers as well, locking their doors to all but their own members. Finally, the combination of civil rights activism and embarrassed Methodist morality persuaded the United Methodists to restore black people to full membership. As the county and church integrated, volunteers from all races began to agitate for a new trial for the chief conspirator of the murders. In 2005, forty-one years after the killings, the accused was found guilty, his fate determined by local jurors who deliberated in a city ringed with casinos, unrecognizable to the old Neshoba.  In one sense a spiritual history, the book is a microhistory of Mt. Zion Methodist Church and its struggles with white Neshoba, as a community learned that reconciliation requires a willingness to confront the past fully and truthfully. George draws on interviews with county residents, black and white Methodist leaders, civil rights veterans, and those in civic groups, academia, and state government who are trying to carry the flag for reconciliation. 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Preacher, author, editor, public personality, and religious innovator, he sparked the post-War revival of religion with his 1952 bestseller, \u003cem\u003eThe Power of Positive Thinking\u003c\/em\u003e (which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and is still selling 3000 copies weekly). His message of Practical Christianity helped drive the religious revival of the 1950s, putting him at the forefront of the human potential movement. And with the inspirational magazine he founded, \u003cem\u003eGuideposts\u003c\/em\u003e, reaching an audience of 4 million, Peale and his message of positive thinking affected the lives of a vast public in the United States and around the world.\u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eGod's Salesman\u003c\/em\u003e, Carol V.R. George utilizes interviews with Peale himself as well as exclusive access to his manuscript collection to provide the first full-length scholarly account of Peale and his highly visible career. 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The latter connection found him new friends within the National Association of Evangelicals and a passing partnership during the fifties revival with Billy Graham. \u003cbr\u003e George also traces the tremendous reception accorded Peale's controversial signature work, \u003cem\u003eThe Power of Positive Thinking\u003c\/em\u003e, a response that helped Pealeism penetrate the mainstream culture. At the height of his popularity Peale was reaching over 30 million people weekly through radio, television, and the written word. 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