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_aThe Nation's Peril. : _bTwelve Years' Experience in the South. Then and Now. The Ku Klux Klan, a Complete Exposition of the Order: Its Purpose, Plans, Operations, Social and Political Significance; The Nation's Salvation. |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2011 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2011-03-15 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) | ||
| 520 | _a"The Nation's Peril" by Anonymous is an exposé on the Ku Klux Klan, written in the late 19th century. This work provides a detailed account of the Klan's origins, operations, and the social terror it inflicted upon both black and white citizens in the post-Civil War South. The text offers harrowing narratives of violence and oppression against individuals who opposed the Klan’s ideologies, and it is framed as a call to understand the urgent issues of racial violence and civil rights during Reconstruction. The opening of "The Nation's Peril" sets the stage for an exploration of the brutal reality faced by many during this tumultuous period. It introduces the plight of individuals such as Edward Thompson, a black man murdered for his Republican beliefs, and the Furguson family, who suffered horrific violence for their advocacy of civil rights. The text emphasizes the sinister and organized nature of the Klan's campaigns of intimidation and violence, illustrating not only the physical assaults but also the psychological terror that reduced entire communities to fear. Through vivid accounts, the narrative highlights a society grappling with the consequences of war, shifting power dynamics, and the struggle for identity and rights in a deeply divided nation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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| 653 | _aKu Klux Klan (19th century) | ||
| 653 | _aCampaign literature, 1872 -- Republican | ||
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