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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... candidates for initia- tion . No oaths were prescribed - only a pledge of 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 ...
... the candi- ( late would be found waiting at the appointed place . As the Ku Klux and the candidate ap- proached the sentinel Lictor , they were t hailed and halted and questioned . Hav- ing received the 62 KU KLUX KLAN.
... candidate , under the impression that his companion was similarly treated , was blindfolded and led to the " den . " The preliminaries of the initiation consisted in leading the candi- date around the rooms and down into the cellar ...
... candidate was placed before the mirror and directed to repeat the couplet : " O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us . " As the last word was falling from his lips , the Grand Turk removed the bandage from ...
... candidate a few unimportant and absurd questions , and then , turning to the Lictors , said : " Blindfold the candidate and proceed . " The " procedure " in this case was to place the would - be Ku Klux in a barrel , provided for the ...
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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 |