Moral Reconstruction Christian Lobbyists and the Federal Legislation of Morality, 1865-1920 |
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| Author:
| Foster, Gaines M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-5366-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 2002 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $42.50 |
Book Description:
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An examination and analysis of the appetite and avarice that led religious organizations to call for moral legislation to regulate such activities as sexuality, divorce, and gambling. This account underscores the role of white southerners who seized on these new laws to control African Americans.
An examination and analysis of the appetite and avarice that led religious organizations to call for moral legislation to regulate such activities as sexuality, divorce, and gambling. This account underscores the role of white southerners who seized on these new laws to control African Americans.