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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... 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 and covered a wider territory . Then , too , in an attempt to ...
... White Farm , Richmond , Perrysville , and others of less importance . Three times he was severely wounded and twice discharged for disability . He was captured with Sam Davis and both were tried as spies ; Crowe was acquitted and Davis ...
... White Camelia - held sway . In the Piedmont region before the spread of the Klan , there were numerous secret protective societies among the whites , and these were later absorbed into the Klan . The Klan led a more strenuous existence ...
... whites , some of whom mistreated the negro and others encouraged him to vio- lence . Here the negro had never had the great respect for all whites that the Black Belt negro had , and here the whites were somewhat divided among ...
... white men , it may be said , took part in the movement now called the " Ku Klux Movement . " But more of them belonged to other organizations than were members of the Klan . The Klan had the most striking name and it was later applied ...
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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 |