Project Gutenberg 2010-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 273 Lester, John C. Lester, J. C. (John C.) Wilson, D. L. (Daniel Love) 1849 1902 Wilson, Daniel Love Fleming, Walter L. (Walter Lynwood) 1874 1932 Fleming, Walter Lynwood Ku Klux Klan: Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment Reading ease score: 56.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Colin Bell, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Ku Klux Klan: Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment" by John C. Lester and D. L. Wilson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the formation, development, and eventual disbandment of the Ku Klux Klan, a secretive organization that emerged in the post-Civil War United States. It provides insights into the social and political conditions that contributed to the Klan’s creation, as well as its transformation from a social club into a group engaged in acts of violence and intimidation during the Reconstruction era. The opening of the work sets the stage for an in-depth examination of the Klan by outlining its mysterious beginnings in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1866. Notable figures, including Capt. John C. Lester, one of the original members, reflect on the formation of the Klan in an effort to provide amusement and diversion for themselves and their peers. However, as more men joined and the organization gained notoriety, it evolved into a significant force that sought to impose order amid chaotic conditions in the South. The preliminary sections acknowledge the paradox of the Klan's actions as being both born from innocent intentions and later associated with violence, foreshadowing a detailed exploration of its dual legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ku Klux Klan (19th century) E660 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 434630 425746 2024-10-13T12:53:54.135971 2023-09-14T06:09:36.528609 text/html text/html 419679 2021-01-06T09:39:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4469220 2021-01-06T09:39:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4598001 2024-10-13T12:55:09.913080 application/epub+zip 4595378 2024-10-13T12:54:28.916314 application/epub+zip 199323 2024-10-13T12:53:57.947947 application/epub+zip 21515079 2024-10-13T12:55:17.387037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 21495668 2024-10-13T12:54:38.455255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395099 2022-09-14T14:58:45.635146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318719 318621 2024-10-13T12:53:51.895016 2023-09-14T06:09:34.605557 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 318533 2021-01-06T09:39:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 103901 2021-01-06T09:39:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 318524 2021-01-06T09:39:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 103865 2021-01-06T09:39:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22087 2024-10-13T12:55:17.564047 application/rdf+xml 22882 2024-10-13T12:53:58.587943 image/jpeg 4693 2024-10-13T12:53:58.263939 image/jpeg 4638817 2024-10-13T12:53:54.292978 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia