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Sons of Confederate Veterans Tribute to Nathan Bedford Forrest at 1909 UCV Convention

The 1909 Convention of the United Confederate Veterans was held in Memphis, Tenn. between June 8 and June 10. The annual conventions of the premier…

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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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Taking Practical Steps Against Miscegenation: John Walthall’s Murder in Georgia 1871

On October 21, 1871 Maria Carter, an African American woman, testified before the Joint Select Committee of Congress on the killing of John Walthall in…

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April 1867 First Ku Klux Klan Convention Held in Nashville’s Maxwell House

The founding of America’s oldest terrorist group, the Ku Klux Klan, is shrouded in myth and legend. While Klan lore places its first meeting on…

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“They hung three or four negroes nearly dead” The Ku Klux in Florence, Ala. Nov. 26, 1868

This account of a Ku Klux Klan occupation of Florence comes from the Democratic newspaper the Daily Phoenix. It was originally published in the Memphis…

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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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Louisiana’s Opelousas/St. Landry Massacre of Sept. 1868 The Opening Round of Terror

The Opelousas Massacre of September 1868 was a multi-day event in which scores of African Americans and white Republicans were attacked, beaten, kidnapped, and killed….

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Ben Butler Warns that Delaying Conclusion of the Impeachment Trial Plays Into the Hands of Ku Klux Klan

After Generals Thomas and Sherman testified in the Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson, the president’s lead counsel Henry Stanbery took ill. The defense requested a…

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African Americans Organize to Expel Klan from Their Town in Tennessee June 1868

African Americans frequently organized themselves to counter Klan terrorism. This article describes an attack by the Klan in Chapel Hill, Tn. on a black man…

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