Untold Stories: The Cases That Shaped the Civil Rights Movement

The Klu Klux Klan Trials, South Carolina (1871)


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This episode discusses the KKK Trials of 1871 in South Carolina. Yes, the Klan was brought to trial in 1871! These series of cases that occurred during the Reconstruction period were both hopeful and disappointing. The article I mentioned in the episode can be found here: http://www.palookesworld.com/the-rise-of-homegrown-terrorism-during-reconstruction/
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"Black Trials: Citizenship from the Beginnings of Slavery to the End of Caste" by Mark Weiner
Youtube: Brooke Girley
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Untold Stories: The Cases That Shaped the Civil Rights MovementBy Brooke Girley

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