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    Moral Minorities and the Making of American Democracy

    Kyle G. Volk

    313 pages

    Moral Minorities and the Making of American Democracy unearths the origins of popular minority-rights politics in American history. Focusing on controversies spurred by grassroots moral reform in the early nineteenth century, it shows how a motley array of self-understood minorities reshaped American democracy as they battled laws regulating Sabbath observance, alcohol, and interracial contact.

    This book offers a fascinating breakdown of American minority politics from the 1830s onward, making it a great choice for discussions in a book club focused on American politics.