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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... Den of the Klan was founded . Major Lester was one of the six original members of the Pulaski Den or Circle . He made a fine record as a soldier in the Civil War in the Third Tennessee ( Confederate ) Infantry , and afterwards became a ...
... Den were : Captain Robert Mitchell , Captain Thomas McCoy , Dr. M. S. Waters , Dr. James Bowers , Milton Voorheis , C. P. Jones , Robert Martin , Dr. C. C. Abernathy , I. L. Shappard , Robert Shappard , J. L. Nelson , John Moore , F. M. ...
... Den were elab- orate but were in manuscript only . They were quite absurd and were intended only to furnish amusement to the members at the expense of the candidates for ... Dens met in Nashville , in April , 1867 , and 36 KU KLUX KLAN.
... Den . It must have been printed in a small printing office since in the last pages the supply of * ' s and ' s ran out and other characters were substituted . Many Dens used only this Prescript , and most of the members have never heard ...
... Den , " as the place of meeting was designated . The one obligation exacted from mem- bers was to maintain profound and abso- lute secrecy with reference to the order and everything pertaining to it . This obliga- tion prohibited those ...
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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 |