Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Templars; 2 The Adversaries; 3 The Road to Louisville; 4 The Great Schism; 5 The Black Templars; Illustrations follow page; 6 The Reunion; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
Summary
One hundred twenty years ago, the Independent OrderofGoodTemplars was the world's largest, most militant, and most evangelical organization hostile to alcoholic drink. Standing in the forefront of the international temperance movement, it was recognized worldwide as a potent social and moral force. Temperance and Racism restores the Templars, now an almost forgotten footnote in American and British social history, to a position of prominence within the temperance movement. The group's ideology of universal membership made it unique among fraternal organizations in the late nineteenth centur
