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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... duties of each were minutely specified . These officers were : The Grand Wizard of the Invisible Empire and his ten Genii . The powers of this officer were almost autocratic . The Grand Dragon of the Realm and his eight Hydras THE ...
... duty of all the courts in this State , before the impaneling of any grand jury or petit jury in any cause whatever , to inquire of the juror , on oath , whether he shall be associated in any way obnoxious to the first section of this ...
... Be it further enacted , That it shall be the duty of all the courts of this State , at every term , for two years from and after the passage of this act , to call before it all the officers thereof , who shall be sworn THE DECLINE 115.
... duties imposed by this act , upon conviction , shall suffer the penalties by the first section of this act , and shall be disquali- fied from holding office in this State for two years . SEC . 7. Be it further enacted , That if 116 KU ...
... duty of the clerk , without delay , to issue an alias capias to the same county , if the home of the defendant shall be in said county , either in part or in whole , when said sheriff or other officer shall give notice to 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 |