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Political Violence and the Suppression of the Black Vote in 1868

Over the last month I have been researching political violence during the lead-up to the Election of 1868. This is remembered today as the year…

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How Terror Succeeded in Louisiana: Racial Violence and the Election of 1868 in One State

One of the few bright spots for Democrats in the 1868 Presidential Election was the State of Louisiana. 71% of votes tallied were for the…

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The Secrets of the Knights of the White Camellia-White Terror in Louisiana 1868-1869

In 1869 a report on white supremacist terrorism connected to the Election of 1868 was published by a Joint Committee of the Louisiana Legislature. Entitled Supplemental…

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Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy by Edward Ball

Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy by Edward Ball published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2020) $28.00 Hardcover $14.99 Kindle. Edward…

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Confederate Veteran Says that End “of Slavery Is…Abolition of Labor” in July 1865

Alcibiade DeBlanc was an officer in the Confederate army during the Civil War. At the end of the conflict he became a leading spokesman for…

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Smithsonian Magazine on the St. Landry Parish Massacre Louisiana September 1868

Smithsonian Magazine has an interesting article on the St Landry Massacre of 1868. The article is a good overview of the mass murder of African…

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Knights of the White Camelia and the Election of 1868 in Lousiana

I found an interesting article on one of the less well-known white supremacist terrorist organizations, the Knights of the White Camelia. This group was based…

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The Knights of the White Camellia: Louisiana’s Klan

May 22, 1867 is the traditional anniversary of the founding of the The Knights of the White Camellia by, among others, Confederate Colonel Alcibiades DeBlanc. While…

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