The Reconstruction Ku Klux Klan in York County, South Carolina, 1865-1877
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The Reconstruction was meant to be a time of rebuilding and healing for the South following the Civil War. But the Reconstruction, marked by the continued strong hatred and hostility between liberated African Americans and angry Ku Klux Klan members, was hardly a time of reconciliation for the South. This work deals with the Reconstruction-era Ku Klux Klan, a paramilitary group with political aims that used violence and intimidation to achieve its goals. It addresses exclusively the Klan's activities in York County, South Carolina, during the years 1865-1877. It clarifies some misconceptions about the Reconstruction Klan and disentangles it from later organizations that used the same name. There are no reports of its burning crosses or persecuting Jews and Catholics and it has no connection to the Klan that appeared in the early part of the twentieth century or today's counterpart that marches under the Confederate flag. Throughout the Reconstruction, blacks and whites tried to out-shout each other in the new era of conversation, and, as shown in this work, made little progress in understanding, or trying to understand, each other. 12 photographs
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Retired minister Jerry L. West is a charter member of the Broad River Basin Historical Society and has served as president since its founding in 1991. He lives in historic Bullock's Creek in York County, South Carolina.
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- Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
- ISBN13: 9780786443437
- Number of Pages: 222
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
- Release Date: 2010-08-30
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Retired minister Jerry L. West is a charter member of the Broad River Basin Historical Society and has served as president since its founding in 1991. He lives in historic Bullock's Creek in York County, South Carolina.
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