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Moral minorities and the making of American democracy / Kyle G. Volk.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199371945 (ebook) :Subject(s): Minorities -- Civil rights -- United States -- HistoryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199371914DDC classification: 323.10973 LOC classification: K3242Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 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.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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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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