United States. Congress (42nd, 2nd session : 1871-1872) Report of the joint select committee to inquire into the condition of affairs in the late insurrectionary states.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08872 Author/Creator: United States. Congress (42nd, 2nd session : 1871-1872) Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Book Date: 1872 Pagination: 1 v. : 632 p. ; Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy
Published by the Government Printing Office. Explores the Ku Klux Klan, and contains witness reports regarding the number of Klan members, Klan initiation doctrines (including swearing oaths against the Union League), and other Klan activities. Includes detailed information pertaining to Reconstruction and economic conditions in the South.
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