Moral minorities and the making of American democracy/

"Should the majority always rule? If not, how should the rights of minorities be protected? In Moral Minorities and the Making of American Democracy, historian Kyle G. Volk unearths the origins of modern ideas and practices of minority-rights politics. Focusing on controversies spurred by the e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Volk, Kyle G
Format: Printed Book
Published: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Minorities-Civil rights-United States-History-19th century.
Minorities-Political activity-United States-History-19th century.
United States-Politics and government-1845-1861.
Democracy-United States-History-19th century.
Political participation-United States-History-19th century.
Dissenters-United States-History-19th century.
United States-Moral conditions-History-19th century.
United States-Social conditions-History-19th century.
Online Access:https://www.amazon.com/Moral-Minorities-Making-American-Democracy/dp/0199371911
Table of Contents:
  • Making America's First Moral Majority
  • Sunday Laws and the Problem of the Christian Republic
  • The License Question and the Perils of "Pure Democracy"
  • Mixed Marriages, Motley Schools, and the Struggle for Racial Equality
  • "Jim Crow Conveyances" and the Politics of Integrating the Public
  • America's First Wet Crusade and the Sunday Question Redux
  • Epilogue: Making Democracy Safe for Minorities.

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