History of the United States I / Unit 16 USH1 2298 short lesson, about 20 seconds
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The idea
The Klan punished Black people for attempting to improve their station, burned schools, and murdered, whipped and intimidated freed people and their White supporters.
In practice
Riders masked and armed, firing into homes, some dressed as ghosts of slain Confederate soldiers.
Where people slip
They killed a congressman from Arkansas and three state congressmen from South Carolina. The Red Shirts and White League worked alike.
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