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Moral Reconstruction: Christian Lobbyists and the Federal Legislation of Morality, 1865-1920 Gaines M. Foster New edition
Moral Reconstruction: Christian Lobbyists and the Federal Legislation of Morality, 1865-1920
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 6, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807853665 |
| Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Pages | 336 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 20 mm · 476 g |
| Language | English |