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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... secrecy . As the Klan spread among neighboring towns , the Pulaski by - laws and ritual were modified for the use of new Dens . After the Klan had changed character and become a body of regulators , and it was decided that the ...
... secrecy and concealment , hid the galleys of type as they were set up , stitched them with our own hands in a back room over Shapard's store , and trimmed them with a shoe knife on the floor . When finished they were tied into a bundle ...
... secrecy and mystery . So when the report of the com- mittee on rules and ritual came up for con- sideration , the recommendations were modified to adapt them to the new idea . The report as finally adopted , provided for the following ...
... secrecy , already administered , was exacted a second time . Then the Grand Cyclops commanded : " Place him before the royal altar and adorn his head with the regal crown . " The " royal altar " was a large looking glass . The " regal ...
... - ceedings explains why , from the very first , secrecy was so much insisted on . A single " tale out of school " would have spoiled the fun . For the same reason the Klan , in its early history , was careful in regard to 64 KU KLUX KLAN.
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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 |