Restless visionaries: the social roots of antebellum reform in Alabama and Michigan

1124 Pages·1998·2.99 MB·English

by  John W. Quist

Restless Visionaries : The Social Roots of
title: Antebellum Reform in Alabama and
Michigan
author: Quist, John W.
publisher: Louisiana State University Press
isbn10 | asin: 0807121339
print isbn13: 9780807121337
ebook isbn13: 9780585337661
language: English
Social reformers--Alabama--Tuscaloosa
County--History--19th century, Social
subject
reformers--Michigan--Washtenaw County--
History--19th century.
publication date: 1998
lcc: HN79.A42T876 1998eb
ddc: 303.48/4/0976184
Social reformers--Alabama--Tuscaloosa
County--History--19th century, Social
subject:
reformers--Michigan--Washtenaw County--
History--19th century.
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Restless Visionaries
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Published with the assistance of the V. Ray Cardozier Fund, an
endowment created to support publication of scholarly books
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Restless Visionaries
The Social Roots of Antebellum Reform in Alabama and
Michigan
John W. Quist
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Copyright © 1998 by Louisiana State University Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Quist, John W., 1960
Restless visionaries: the social roots of antebellum reform in
Alabama and Michigan /John W. Quist.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8071-2133-9 (alk. paper)
1. Social reformersAlabamaTuscaloosa CountyHistory19th
century. 2. Social reformersMichiganWashtenaw County
History19th century. I. Title.
HN79.A42T876 1997
303.48'4'0976184dc21 97-43640
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Longevity of the Council on Library Resources.
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1 19
Slaveholding Operatives of the Benevolent Empire
2 103
Occasionally Overwhelmed by Abolitionists: Benevolence
in Washtenaw County
3 155
Toward the Sober Slaveholder: Temperance in Tuscaloosa
County
4 235
Prohibition Attempted and Refuted: The Temperance
Movement in Washtenaw County
5 303
Colonization, Plantation Missions, and the Limits of
Southern Reform
6 354
The Personification of Principle: The Crusade Against
Slavery in Washtenaw County
Conclusion 462
Appendix: Tables 134 471
Bibliography 517
Index 547

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Acknowledgments
It is with pleasure that I acknowledge the numerous debts I have
accumulated as this project has grown.
I have been greatly assisted by many residents of Washtenaw and
Tuscaloosa Counties who kindly opened to me the records of their
municipalities and churches, supplied friendly conversation, and
sometimes provided refreshments as well. I am also beholden to the
staffs of several libraries and archival institutions who, in doing their
jobs well, made my work as a researcher easier and more enjoyable.
These include the Michigan Historical Collections at the University of
Michigan's Bentley Library (especially Nancy Bartlett and Karen
Mason); the University of Alabama Special Collections (especially
Gunetta Rich, Clark Center, and Joe Moudry); the Alabama
Department of Archives and History (especially Edwin C. Bridges,
Mimi Jones, Mike Breedlove, Rickie Brunner, and Debbie Pendleton);
the Samford University Special Collections, Birmingham, Alabama
(especially Elizabeth Wells); the William L. Clements Library,
University of Michigan (especially Rob Cox); the Library of
Michigan (especially Randy Riley); the Auburn University archives;
the Burton Historical Collections, Detroit Public Library; the
University of Michigan interlibrary loan office; the State Archives of
Michigan; the archives of the American Bible Society, New York
City; the Lafayette College Library, Easton, Pennsylvania; the
National Archives; and the Library of Congress.
I must thank Jon Atkins, Andy Hoag, Daniel Walker Howe, Guy
Hubbs, Bil Kerrigan, Marc Kruman, Gerry Leonard, Charles Loucks,
John R. McKivigan, Richard Nation, Dale Prentis, Anne Huish Quist,
Johanna Shields, Cara Shelly, Mitchell Snay, James Brewer Stewart,
Kevin Thornton, Michael Watson, and Mayer Zald for reading