Prominent leaders of the ejan gel cal movement in america. this is a little bit of a sermon he gave to his congregation in lynchburg, virginia, years after that ruling was rendered. quote, if chief justice warren and his associates had known god s word and had desired to do the lord s will, i am quite confident that the 1954 decision would never have been made. the facilities should be separate. when god has drawn a line of distinction, we should not attempt to cross that line. the true negro does not want integration. he realizes his potential is far better among his own race. end quote. falwell went on to assert that integration quote will destroy our race eventually. and in the aftermath of brown v board, segregation became a motivating factor, including for the evangelical movement. more than 3,000 private schools and academies popped up in the