Massive amounts of cash from the Scaife, Mellon, and Olin fortunes sustained the Culture War. They also sustained the political career of Senator Jesse Helms, one of Dr. King’s greatest haters. Helms was elected in 1972 after defeating North Carolina Congressman Nick Galifianakis, the uncle of comedian Zach Galifianakis. Helms’s talking points were supplied to him by the Heritage Foundation.
