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Moral reconstruction : Christian lobbyists and the Federal legislation of morality, 1865-1920 /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Foster, Gaines M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2002.
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