Ku Klux Klan Cartoon

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Most Ku Klux Klan action was designed to intimidate Black voters and white supporters of the Republican Party. Founded in Tennessee in 1866, the Klan was particularly active in Georgia from 1868 to the early 1870s.

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Ku Klux Klan Cartoon

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