Black resistance to the Ku Klux Klan in the wake of the Civil War

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Black resistance to the Ku Klux Klan in the wake of the Civil War

Kwando M. Kinshasa

McFarland, c2006

  • : illustrated case binding

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Summary: "Focusing on the years of the Reconstruction, this volume examines the actions of the Ku Klux Klan between the years of 1865 and 1899. It explores how the organization sponsored and promoted violence against former slaves, and how that violence eventually led to the formation of armed defensive units, which in some instances engaged in retaliatory action"--Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-247) and index

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Although history records the ending date of the Civil War as April 9, 1865, the actual conflict was far from over. Not only did guerilla warfare continue for months in some of the western-most states, southern hostilities actually lasted for decades through the terrorist methods of the infamous Ku Klux Klan. Threatened by the thought of African equality and the economic/political threat which ex-slaves presented, the Klan perpetrated extreme, often violent acts on ex-slaves in an attempt to resolve post Civil War societal changes. The victims of these attacks - which were all too often portrayed as anything but - at last resorted to armed resistance and retaliation, discovering an effective tool in their struggle to survive and integrate into American society. Focusing on the years of post-Civil War reconstruction, this volume examines the actions of the Ku Klux Klan between the years of 1865 and 1899. It explores the ways in which the terrorist organization sponsored, promoted and propagandized violence against ex-slaves, leading eventually to the formation of armed defensive units which in some instances engaged in retaliatory action. These events are viewed from both an historical and sociological standpoint, recognizing the attempts of both sides to transform society and ultimately their reality into one which reflected their own sense of justice and morality. Primary sources are used whenever possible, with appropriate caution due to the influence of the writer's own social perspective. Appendices provide excerpts from a variety of these firsthand sources including contemporary newspaper articles, correspondence and personal diaries.

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