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Author Thompson, H. Paul, Jr.

Title A most stirring and significant episode : religion and the rise and fall of Prohibition in Black Atlanta, 1865 -1887
Published [Place of publication not identified] : Lightning Source Inc. (Tier 3) : Northern Illinois University Press, 2012

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Series Northern Illinois University Press - Drugs and Alcohol
Northern Illinois University Press - Drugs and Alcohol
Contents Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Timeline; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I- Messengers from the North; chapter 1 -- "Our Enterprise Flows from the Gospel of Christ; Chapter 2 -- The Message Trickles South; Chapter 3 -- The Trickle Becomes a Flood; Part II -- Reformers in the South; Chapter 4 -- Taking Ownership; Chapter 5 -- "The Most Enthusiastic Election Ever Held in This Country"; Chapter 6 -- The "Dry" Years, 1885-1887; Chapter 7 -- Prohibition Revisited; Afterword; Appendix I -- Biographical Sketches of Key Personalities
Appendix II -- Regulating Atlanta's Liquor Industry, 1865-1907Notes to Introduction; Notes to Chapter 1 -- "Our Enterprise Flows from the Gospel of Christ; Notes to Chapter 2 -- The Message Trickles South; Notes to Chapter 3 -- The Trickle Becomes a Flood; Notes to Chapter 4 -- Taking Ownership; Notes to Chapter 5 -- "The Most Enthusiastic Election Ever Held in This Country"; Notes to Chapter 6 -- The "Dry" Years, 1885-1887; Notes to Chapter 7 -- Prohibition Revisited; Notes to Afterwords; Notes to Appendix II; Works Cited; Index
Notes Vendor-supplied metadata
Subject Prohibition -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History -- 19th century
Temperance -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History -- 19th century
Temperance and religion -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History -- 19th century
African Americans -- Alcohol use -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History -- 19th century
African Americans -- Religion -- History -- 19th century
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 19th century
African Americans -- Religion -- 19th century
African Americans -- Alcohol use
African Americans -- Religion
African Americans -- Social conditions
Prohibition
Temperance
Temperance and religion
Georgia -- Atlanta
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781609090739
160909073X
9781501756672
1501756672