Ku Klux Klan: Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment
Lester, J. C. / Wilson, D. L. / Fleming, Walter L. The KKK's early history from its formation to its first disbandment is revealed with astonishing detail - writing in 1905, the author includes eyewitness accounts from those alive at the time.Following the American Civil War, the emancipation of black Americans occurred - the peoples formerly owned by plantation owners and farmers were accorded freedom, citizenship and rights as citizens of the United States. However, a segment of the populati...