Constitutions and by-laws, ca.1867.

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Constitutions and by-laws, ca.1867.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145410018

Two notebook copies (one a revised edition) of the constitution and by-laws of the Knights. They contain the preamble, regulations, oaths, secret signs, and other rules.

1 folder.

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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SNAC Resource ID: 6832759

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.).

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Knights of the White Camellia.

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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 Tex. The Knights were considered a part of the loosely confederated Reconstruction era Ku Klux Klan. The Knights and other Ku Kluxers used a variety of methods of intimidiation. They were generally considered the most disciplined of the several klan organizations. From the description of Constitutions and by-laws, ca.1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record...

DeBlanc, Alcibiades.

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Knights of the Order of the White Camellia.

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