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Cowards Behind Sheets: 10 of the Worst Crimes Committed by the Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was formed as a fraternal, social club in late 1865 or early 1866 by six former Confederate army soldiers. Nathan Bedford Forrest, an ex-Confederate general and notorious…
Civil War
Mob Justice: 5 of the Most Brutal Lynchings in America
Lynching is American. The term comes from Charles Lynch, who was a justice of the peace in Virginia during the…
General
This White Preacher Sacrificed His Life For a Young Black Girl During the Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights era is one of the most frequently discussed periods in American history. Many heroic stories and terrible tragedies…