Ku Klux Klan: Its Origin, Growth and DisbandmentNeale Publishing Company, 1905 - 198 páginas The KKK's early history from its formation to its first disbandment is revealed with astonishing detail - writing in 1905, the author includes eyewitness accounts from those alive at the time. Following the American Civil War, the emancipation of black Americans occurred - the peoples formerly owned by plantation owners and farmers were accorded freedom, citizenship and rights as citizens of the United States. However, a segment of the population were unhappy with the emancipation of the enslaved - a desire for white domination led many, particularly in the Deep South, to perpetrate violence, mischief and murder. In the southern states, six former officers of the Confederate States of America formed the Ku Klux Klan. Intentionally shrouding the initiation ceremonies, doctrines and customs in mystery, the group was formed to amuse its members and attract public curiosity. Only later, as the group gained in membership and perpetrated violent and murderous acts, did their white hoods and rituals acquire notoriety and become synonymous with white supremacy and menace against the black minority. This book details the formation and progress of the 1st Klan, which operated between the years 1865 and 1871. Authored in 1905, it benefits from eyewitness accounts; at the time, the KKK's first appearance was within living memory, thought a curious event firmly confined to the past. However, a decade after Fleming published this book the KKK was revived, becoming far larger than before. Although overshadowed by later events, histories such as Fleming's shed light on an era of upheaval. Backlash against emancipation was anticipated, and the KKK was not the only extra-judicial group of its kind; although such organizations successfully intimidated many blacks into departing politics, laws and crackdowns by the government contained the organization, albeit temporarily. |
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... disbanded it . An enterprising newspaper reporter inter- viewed General Forrest , in 1868 , on the subject of Ku Klux Klan and ex- tracted much information ; 1 but when before the Ku Klux Committee of Con- gress , in 1871 , the General ...
... disbanded before the evil results of carpet bag governments could be seen . When it went out of existence in 1869 , there had been few outrages , but its name and prestige lived after it and served to hide the evil deeds of all sorts ...
... the Prescript were never known . When the Klan was disbanded strict orders were issued that all documents 1 American Historical Magazine , Vol . 5 , p . 4 . relating to the order should be destroyed and few Prescripts INTRODUCTION 39.
... have been in favor of disbanding . That could not well be done , because at that time the organization was so loose and imperfect . So to speak , the tie that bound them together was too shadowy to be cut or The Transformation.
... disband and close its operations ? The answer is , that the members felt that there was now more reasons than ever ... disbanded . " — Ryland Randolph . temptations and embarrassments which surrounded them . Placing all the 112 KU KLUX ...
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Ku Klux Klan: Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment John C. Lester,Daniel Love Wilson Vista completa - 1905 |
Ku Klux Klan: Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment John C. Lester,Daniel Love Wilson Vista completa - 1905 |