Citizens of Macon County (Ala.) Ku Klux Klan letter 1870

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Citizens of Macon County (Ala.) Ku Klux Klan letter 1870

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A letter dated July 1870 and signed by "Citizens of Macon County K. K. K.", threatening W. B. Bowen of Macon County, Alabama

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W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama

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