tion, the temperance and anti-slavery movements both had their roots in the Second Great Awakening. All of this was due to the actions of a relatively few number of preachers calling for Americans to engage in introspection and make themselves and their country better.
             The power of the spoken word was undoubtedly powerful; it was even recognized by the founders of our country when writing the Bill of Rights. Being a protected right of all Americans, reform groups were able
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