Right in Michigan's Grassroots by JoEllen Vinyard

He is factually sure-footed, with only the occasional minor slip-the Pilot newspaper, for instance, was an Hartley has scoured archival collections, newspapers and magazines (both common and ephemeral), and the broad secondary literature to present a rich account of these efforts.

They had no doubt of the urgent need to counter the expanding influence of 'Romanism,' and their efforts came to focus particularly on the city's North End.That neighborhood was in the process of transitioning from predominantly Irish to predominantly Italian, but it remained Catholic throughout and thus in need of evangelical redemption. They resorted to familiar anti-Catholic rhetoric with gusto, although it seems tame in comparison with such rhetoric earlier and elsewhere. After successive waves of immigration, Boston might well have claimed to be the most Catholic place in America-eleven parishes in the city at the end of the Civil War forty-four by the turn of the century- and evangelical leaders were eager to stem that tide. In all cases, the motive of 'reclaiming' the city from Catholic newcomers was never very far beneath the surface. Right in Michigan's Grassroots: From the KKK to the Michigan Militia (review) Right in Michigan's Grassroots: From the KKK to the Michigan Militia (review)īOOK REVIEWS that are not thought of today as religious: Morgan Memorial/Goodwill Industries and even the New England Conservatory of Music.

Right in Michigan's Grassroots by JoEllen Vinyard