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Unknown Proceedings in the Klu Klux Klan trials at Columbia, S.C. in the United States circuit court, November term, 1871.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05929 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Columbia, South Carolina Type: Book Date: 1872 Pagination: 1 v. : 848 p. ; 22 x 14.3 cm. Order a Copy

Published by the Republican Printing Company, State Printers. Contains detailed court proceedings regarding cases of Klan members versus the United States. Index, beginning on page 1 following page 835, organizes the book by case, noting the names of participating defense and prosecution. No creator is listed, though the title page indicates that this book was printed from government copy. The initials B.P. and L.F.P. follow a brief introduction. First edition.

The Klan in York County, South Carolina thrived in 1871. United States Governmental investigation of South Carolina Klan activity instigated heated debate regarding national, state, and civil rights.

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