This historical work has been digitally restored using the latest technology, making it available in digital and printed form. The original is painstakingly manually quality-checked, leaving fresh, easy-to-read literature in modern fonts whilst keeping the author's intent in place wherever possible. This also enables Kindle versions to use the technology available such as Text-to-Speech, as our books are not simply printed scans. Excerpt from the book: "General Forrest made the most romantic record of all history during the Civil War. He captured millions of dollars worth of supplies, cannon, ammunition and horses, and captured 31,000 prisoners; had 29 horses killed under him, rode thousands of miles by day and night; was wounded seriously four times, and won the soubriquets "King of Mounted Raiders," "Stonewall Jackson of the West," "Wizard of the Saddle," and "The American Murat.""

The only authentic history of the Ku Klux Klan, this was written by Susan Lawrence Davis, who knew the original founders of the KKK. She traveled far and wide to interview the remaining players in the drama, eventually publishing her book in 1924. No other account of the KKK is as complete or accurate as this history of the Ku Klux Klan that existed from 1865 until its dissolution by General Nathan Bedford Forrest in 1877.

The Reconstruction was meant to be a time of rebuilding and healing for the South following the Civil War. But the Reconstruction, marked by the continued strong hatred and hostility between liberated African Americans and angry Ku Klux Klan members, was hardly a time of reconciliation for the South. This work deals with the Reconstruction-era Ku Klux Klan, a paramilitary group with political aims that used violence and intimidation to achieve its goals. It addresses exclusively the Klans activities in York County, South Carolina, during the years 1865-1877. It clarifies some misconceptions about the Reconstruction Klan and disentangles it from later organizations that used the same name. There are no reports of its burning crosses or persecuting Jews and Catholics and it has no connection to the Klan that appeared in the early part of the twentieth century or todays counterpart that marches under the Confederate flag. Throughout the Reconstruction, blacks and whites tried to out-shout each other in the new era of conversation, and, as shown in this work, made little progress in understanding, or trying to understand, each other.

The period of Reconstruction also gave birth to the white supremacy groups. The most popular among these groups is the Ku Klux Klan. This educational book will touch on the subject of racism during the era of Reconstruction. It will also discuss the Black Codes, its significance and effects. Encourage your child to learn more. Encourage him/her to read beginning today.