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Reconstruction Era Ku Klux Klan Act Being Used to Sue Ex-President

 Author: Patrick Young  Published Date: February 21, 2021  1 Comment on Reconstruction Era Ku Klux Klan Act Being Used to Sue Ex-President

I was planning on writing about the Ku Klux Klan Act, also known as “The Third Enforcement Act,” this year. Just as I was re-reading…

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Civil Rights Group Uses 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act to Go After Modern White Nationalist Terrorists

 Author: Patrick Young  Published Date: August 13, 2019  Leave a Comment on Civil Rights Group Uses 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act to Go After Modern White Nationalist Terrorists

The 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act was passed to counter a growing wave of white supremacist terrorism during the Reconstruction Era. The law made individuals…

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