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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... facts used , revised the manuscript and the book was printed with both names on the title page . As a general account of the Ku Klux movement Lester and Wilson's ... fact there were several other very important ones INTRODUCTION 17 PAGE.
... fact there were several other very important ones , such as the White Bro- therhood , the White League , the Pale Faces , the Constitutional Union Guards , and one , the Knights of the White Cam- elia , 1 that was larger than the Klan ...
... fact that the Lester and Wilson account does not mention names it will be of interest to examine the personnel of the original Pulaski Circle , out of which the Klan developed . ( See p . 52 ) . There were six young men in the party ...
... act done by the genuine Ku Klux Klan that I am ashamed of or do not now endorse . " Major Crowe and other members re- peatedly mention the fact that the mem- bership of the Klan was largely of Scotch Irish descent 22 KU KLUX KLAN.
... fact that in 1868 it was generally forbidden by law or by mil- itary order to print or distribute notices from the Ku Klux Klan . About all that the cypher was used for , I have been told , was to fix dates , etc. There are thirty - one ...
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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 |