Gin, Jesus, and Jim Crow - Prohibition and the Transformation of Racial and Religious Politics in the South (Hardcover)

In Gin, Jesus, and Jim Crow, Brendan J. J. Payne reveals how prohibition helped realign the racial and religious order in the South by linking restrictions on alcohol with political preaching and the disfranchisement of Black voters. While both sides invoked Christianity, prohibitionists redefined churches' doctrines, practices, and political engagement. White prohibitionists initially courted Black voters in the 1880s but soon dismissed them as hopelessly wet and sought to disfranchise them, stoking fears of drunken Black men defiling white women in their efforts to reframe alcohol restriction as a means of racial control. Later, as the alcohol industry grew desperate, it turned to Black voters, many of whom joined the brewers to preserve their voting rights and maintain personal liberties. Tracking southern debates about alcohol from the 1880s through the 1930s, Payne shows that prohibition only retreated from the region once the racial and religious order it helped enshrine had been secured.

General

Imprint:	Louisiana State University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2022
Authors:	Brendan J. J. Payne
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-8071-7148-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Health, Home & Family > Cookery / food & drink etc > Beverages > Alcoholic beverages > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Food & Drink > Beverages > Alcoholic beverages > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
LSN:	0-8071-7148-4
Barcode:	9780807171486

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