Was it abortion or desegregation that got the Religious Right going?

In a new book by Randall Balmer called 'Thy Kingdom Come' the author states that the Religious Right did not form to fight abortion like we have been lead to believe. Rather, they formed in part to fight the desegregation of Bob Jones University. Appearently, the abortion ruling didn't even offend most Baptist leaders. In fact, many praised the decision.

For more information check out the NPR article.