Testimony Taken by the Joint Select Committee to Inquire into the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States. MISSISSIPPI. Volume II. 42nd Congress, Second Session. Report No. 41, Part 12. (First Edition)(Ku-Klux Conspiracy)
Language: English
Published by Government Printing Office, 1872
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During the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, a notable event was the passage of the Ku Klux Klan Act on April 20, 1871, which provided federal authority to combat the group and enforce the 14th Amendment. The 1872 report by the Joint Select Committee on the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States documented widespread Ku Klux Klan violence aimed at suppressing the political rights of African Americans and their allies during Reconstruction. Testimony gathered for the 13-volume report revealed graphic accounts of violence and highlighted the failures of local governments to protect citizens, ultimately leading to the passage of federal enforcement acts. This is Volume II ONLY for the State of MISSISSIPPI. 42nd Congress, 2nd Session of the United States Senate. Report No. 41, Part 12. Published in 1872. Bound in full leather, covers are plain. Spine bears red and black labels stamped in gilt lettering. Index / Reports of Committees of The House of Representatives for the Second Session of the Forty-Second Congress at the front. Volumes were continuously paginated, per State. This volume contains pages xviii, 610-1189. Please again note, this is only one volume (Mississippi), from the much larger aggregate report.TO HELP BETTER UNDERSTAND OVERALL VOLUMES IN THIS SET:There are 13 volumes in this overall set, but then the specific states examined were also broken down into their respective volumes as well. For example, "South Carolina" is contained within Volumes III, IV, and V within the overarching collection, but the South Carolina volumes are also broken down into three more volumes (Ex: South Carolina, Volume I, II & III).THIS copy is Volume II of the subset Mississippi series (only).FURTHER BREAKDOWN OF OVERARCHING VOLUMES as found within the introductory pages. FOR INFORMATION ONLY (THERE IS ONLY 1 VOLUME AVAILABLE IN THIS LISTING):- VOLUME I contains the report of the committee and the views of the minority.- VOLUME II contains the testimony taken by the committee in relation to North Carolina, and the report of the trials in the United States circuit court held at Raleigh, North Carolina.- VOLUMES III, IV, and V contain testimony taken by the committee in relation to South Carolina, and the report and the trials in the United States circuit court held at Columbia, South Carolina. Index to the three volumes is contained in volume III.- VOLUMES VI and VII contain testimony taken by the committee in relation to Georgia. Index is contained in volume VI.- VOLUMES VIII, IX, and X contain testimony taken by the committee in relation to Alabama. Index is contained in volume VIII.- VOLUMES XI and XII contain testimony taken by the committee in relation to Mississippi. Index is contained in volume XI. - VOLUME XIII contains miscellaneous testimony taken by the committee, testimony in relation to Florida, and miscellaneous documents. CONDITION: Ex-library with typical library markings, stamps, and due date slip affixed to front flyleaf, etc. Good only with external wear. Significant stripping of leather on front and back boards. One strip of leather at the foot of the spine reinforces outer joint. Inner hinges have cracked, yet boards remain well affixed. Leaves have moderately toned. Binding is firm and solid. A detailed deep dive into the government's documented record of a dark time in American history. Full refund if not satisfied.…
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- Title
- Testimony Taken by the Joint Select Committee to Inquire into the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States. MISSISSIPPI. Volume II. 42nd Congress, Second Session. Report No. 41, Part 12. (First Edition)(Ku-Klux Conspiracy)
- Author
- United States Congress
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Publication year
- 1872
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Dimensions
- 9.25" high x 5.25" wide
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- Mississippi
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