Notebook, ca.1867.

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Notebook, ca.1867.

Notebook, ca. 1867, containing the preamble and regulations of the Knights. Also included is the initiation ceremony, with its oaths, secret signs, and secret messages.

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Knights of the White Camellia (1867-1868).

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Organized by Col. Alcibiades DeBlanc in 1867 May, the Knights were most active in La. and Miss., though they were also active in Ala. and Texas. Considered a part of the loosely confederated Reconstruction era Ku Klux Klan, the Knights and the other Ku Kluxers inherited a tradition of vigilantism and racism which they only exacerbated by practicing intimidation, coercion, whippings, and murder. The Knights are generally considered the most disciplined of the several Ku Klux organizations. ...

DeBlanc, Alcibiades.

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Knights of the Order of the White Camellia.

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