According to scholars Edward Sebesta and Euan Hague, Scott's contributions as a historian and activist were closely linked to Neo-Confederate Christian activists, and he was opposed to the historic abolitionist, civil rights, and anti-apartheid movements.
ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə skˈɑːlɚz ˈɛdwɚd sˈɛbɛstə ænd jˈuːən hˈeɪɡ, skˈɑːts kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃənz æz ɐ hɪstˈoːɹiən ænd ˈæktɪvˌɪst wɜː klˈoʊsli lˈɪŋkt tə nˈiːoʊkənfˈɛdɚɹət kɹˈɪstʃən ˈæktɪvˌɪsts, ænd hiː wʌz əpˈoʊzd tə ðə hɪstˈɔːɹɪk ˌæbəlˈɪʃənˌɪst, sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts, ænd ˈæntaɪɐpˈɑːɹθeɪd mˈuːvmənts.