LECTURE

The Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion, and Public Life will present Lerone A. Martin's lecture, "The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism," at UCSB's MCC Theater on February 20, 2024, at 5:00pm. This event is free and open to

An understanding of the history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and its deep roots in white Christian nationalism does not exist without an understanding of J. Edgar Hoover, who ruled the agency for nearly half a century. To discuss the details — many of which were revealed in newly declassified FBI documents — Lerone