The Reconstruction Ku Klux Klan in York County, South Carolina, 1865-1877

by WEST JERRY L.

• ISBN13: 9780786443437
• ISBN10: 078644343X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-02
• Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc Pub

Summary

The Reconstruction was to be a time of rebuilding and healing for the South following the Civil War, but was marked by the continued strong hatred and hostility between liberated African Americans and angry Ku Klux Klan members. 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, and clarifies some misconceptions about the Reconstruction Klan and disentangles it from later organizations that used the same name.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Opening Scenes to Fury	p. 15
Advent of the Ku Klux Klan	p. 34
A Threat of Violence	p. 45
The Klan Wars	p. 64
Federal Intervention	p. 77
Colonel Merrill Begins Arrests	p. 89
The Klan Trials	p. 97
Peace Returns to York County	p. 109
Appendices
Oath, Constitution and Bylaws of the Ku Klux Klan	p. 119
Captain James Williams	p. 123
James Rufus Bratton, M.D.	p. 126
John Hannibal White	p. 131
Elijah Ross Sepaugh	p. 134
York County Men Imprisoned at the Albany Penitentiary	p. 137
Prison Life at the Albany Penitentiary	p. 139
Presidential Pardons	p. 143
Samuel Gordon Brown	p. 145
An Act to Provide for the Protection of Persons, Property and the Public Peace. No. 337	p. 155
Union League Oath	p. 159
Notes	p. 161
Bibliography	p. 197
Index	p. 201
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