Author: H. Paul Thompson, Jr.
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
ISBN: 1501756672
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 357
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When Atlanta enacted prohibition in 1885, it was the largest city in the United States to do so. A Most Stirring and Significant Episode examines the rise of temperance sentiment among freed African Americans that made this vote possible—as well as the forces that resulted in its 1887 reversal well before the 18th Amendment to the Constitution created a national prohibition in 1919. H. Paul Thompson Jr.'s research also sheds light on the profoundly religious nature of African American involvement in the temperance movement. Contrary to the prevalent depiction of that movement as being one predominantly led by white, female activists like Carrie Nation, Thompson reveals here that African Americans were central to the rise of prohibition in the south during the 1880s. As such, A Most Stirring and Significant Episode offers a new take on the proliferation of prohibition and will not only speak to scholars of prohibition in the US and beyond, but also to historians of religion and the African American experience.
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Languages : en
Pages : 78
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Author: Harvard University. Library
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 714
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Author: New York Public Library. Research Libraries
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 556
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Category : Alcoholism
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Author: Andrew Sinclair
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019395264
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Prohibition: The Era of Excess is a comprehensive examination of the cultural and political factors that led to the passage of the 18th amendment and the rise of the temperance movement in the United States. Sinclair covers the major events and personalities of the era, including Al Capone and the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, and explores the impact of Prohibition on American society. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: United States Engineering Corps (Army).
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Languages : en
Pages : 124
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Author: Malcolm Elliott
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445620286
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Victorian Leicester provides an engaging study of life in Leicester during the Victorian era from a well-known and respected author.
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Category : Almanacs, American
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Author: Cliff Michelmore
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ISBN: 9780745171487
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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