Creating the Culture of Reform in Antebellum America

Abstract

In this study, T. Gregory Garvey illustrates how activists and reformers created a permanent culture of reform that enabled new voices to enter into public debate and to speak as equals in arguments over the nation's values. Competition among antebellum reformers in religion, women's rights, and anti-slavery adapted new forms of mass media to create a culture of public debate that continues to define popular reform movements.

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