Ku Klux Klan Oaths
This collection consists of oaths of the Ku Klux Klan glued to blank pages.
Dates
- undated
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection consists of oaths of the Ku Klux Klan glued to blank pages.
Biographical/Historical Note
Former Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, first Grand Dragon, established the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1866. As members moved toward more violent and deadly actions, Forrest ordered the group to disband in 1869 but was unsuccessful in his attempt. The Ku Klux Klan lost much of its strength during the Ulysses S. Grant presidency. In 1915 William J. Simmons reformed the Klan. It rose to 4 million members by 1925. However, as government officials became exposed as corrupt Klansmen, membership declined and the Klan was again disbanded in 1944. The emergence of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s revived Ku Klux Klan organizations, including the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan led by Robert Shelton.
Arrangement
This collection consists of one folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository