The Message Part 37: William Branham's Family Moves to Tucson

This episode examines William Branham's decision to move his family from Jeffersonville, IN, to Tucson, AZ. It begins by examining the political landscape of the era during the time at which he made the decision and his political stand on the issues that divided the nation. It also examines the statements Branham and his mentor, Roy E. Davis, were making in what appears to be a strategic effort to stir up anger among white supremacists during events such as the Battle of Oxford (1962 Ole Miss Riot).

Names discussed in this video:
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• John F. Kennedy
• James Meredith
• Elvis Presley
• I Love Lucy (television)
• Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan

Topics discussed in this video:
• The significance of 1963 to the "Message"
• The significance of 1963 to the Civil Rights Movement
• The emphasis some sects in the "Message" place on sermons from 1963 to 1965
• The fact that Voice of God Recordings has not yet fully translated these "spiritually significant" sermons
• The fractional number of sermons translated in Spanish and French for the year 1963
• The hundreds of millions of dollars flowing through Voice of God Recordings for translation of said sermons
• Roy E. Davis's arrest and fingerprinting during demonstrations in Shreveport
• The risk posed to Davis' close associates shortly before Branham's family migrated to Tucson
• President John F. Kennedy's promise to grant equality to African Americans "with the stroke of the President's Pen"
• President Kennedy's launch of investigations into white supremacy groups
• The F.B.I.'s investigation of Davis and the Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
• Davis' Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan touting itself as an "anti-communist Christian association"
• Davis' war against television programs supporting racial equality
• William Branham's statements against television programs and actors supporting racial equality
• James Meredith choosing to enroll in Ole Miss university sparking the Battle of Oxford (Ole Miss Riot of 1962)
• Military support of Meredith in Jackson, MS
• William Branham denouncing African Americans and James Meredith, while in the same breath claiming to support equality
• William Branham saying that African Americans during this event were "selling their birthrights"
• William Branham saying that James Meredith "had plenty of schools he could go to"
• William Branham denouncing the Democratic party while claiming to be bi-partisan
• Martin Luther King Jr. pressuring Washington for a second Emancipation Proclamation on the 100-year-anniversary of the first Emancipation Proclamation freeing the African-American Slaves, Jan 1, 1963
• Churches in the north preparing for the 100-year-anniversary by promoting equality, from Catholics to Southern Baptists
• Roy E. Davis and the OKKK preparing for the anniversary by stockpiling weapons under the alias "Louisiana Rifle Association"
• William Branham announcing that he would move his children to the Tucson school system two days before the anniversary
• William Branham's cache of hunting rifles, handguns, and military-grade weapons at the time Davis was stockpiling weapons for war against the government
• Branham's family appearing to reject message doctrine on clothing, possibly preparing to leave the "Message" after the move to Tucson
• William Branham's frequent trips from Jeffersonville to Tucson in 1963
• Examining William Branham's claim to have left his family behind to become a "wanderer", yet focused his attention mostly to Jeffersonville, Tucson, and Phoenix
• Examining the gaps of time between his trips to and from Jeffersonville, IN and Tucson, AZ during which time he claimed to have had "supernatural experiences"