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Moral Reconstruction: Christian Lobbyists and the Federal Legislation of Morality, 1865-1920 New edition
Gaines M. Foster
Moral Reconstruction: Christian Lobbyists and the Federal Legislation of Morality, 1865-1920 New edition
Gaines M. Foster
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.
384 pages, 14 illustrations, 19 tables, notes, bibliography, index
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 31, 2002 |
ISBN13 | 9780807853665 |
Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 336 |
Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 20 mm · 501 g |
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