Moral minorities and the making of American democracy
Volk, Kyle GAuthor
This work unearths the origins of popular minority-rights politics in American history. Focusing on controversies spurred by grassroots moral reform in the early 19th century, it shows how a motley array of self-understood minorities reshaped American democracy as they battled laws regulating Sabbath observance, alcohol, and interracial contact.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This work unearths the origins of popular minority-rights politics in American history. Focusing on controversies spurred by grassroots moral reform in the early 19th century, it shows how a motley array of self-understood minorities reshaped American democracy as they battled laws regulating Sabbath observance, alcohol, and interracial contact.
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Making America's First Moral Majority -- Sunday Laws and the Problem of the Christian Republic -- The License Question and the Perils of "Pure Democracy" -- Mixed Marriages, Motley Schools, and the Struggle for Racial Equality -- "Jim Crow Conveyances" and the Politics of Integrating the Public -- America's First Wet Crusade and the Sunday Question Redux -- Epilogue: Making Democracy Safe for Minorities.
Minorities
Minorities
Democracy
Political participation
Dissenters
Gender & Ethnic Studies
Social Sciences
Ethnic & Race Studies