Citation Information
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Title
Ku Klux Klan
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Coverage
1866 –
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Author
Hyman S. Rubin III
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Keywords
paramilitary organization formed during Reconstruction to oppose the Republican Party and restore white supremacy in the South, founded by former Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest, particularly strong in the predominantly white upcountry counties, shrouded in secrecy, Democratic leaders frequently denied both the existence of the Klan and the reality of alleged outrages, administration of President Ulysses S. Grant made a large-scale effort to break the Klan, Birth of a Nation, which glorified the Reconstruction Klan
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Website Name
South Carolina Encyclopedia
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Publisher
University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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URL
https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/ku-klux-klan/view/images
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Access Date
December 25, 2024
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Original Published Date
June 8, 2016
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Date of Last Update
August 9, 2022
