Rowan Allen Greer letter, 1919 Oct. 21.

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Rowan Allen Greer letter, 1919 Oct. 21.

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Copy of a letter written by James M. Greer in 1919 to his grandson Rowan Allen Greer about the Ku Klux Klan. James Greer tells why he thinks he was justified in joining the klan at the end of the Civil War.

2 p.

Boulder Public Library

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Boulder Public Library

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Greer, James M.

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Dynes, Betsy Donor.

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Ku Klux Klan 1915-....

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The Ku Klux Klan was formally incorporated under the laws of the state of Georgia on Dec. 4, 1915. The incorporated organization is a continuance of the earlier post Civil War Reconstruction Era unincorporated Ku Klux Klan and of the Knights of the White Camellia. Women of the Ku Klux Klan was incorporated at a late date as a separate entity. The stated purpose of the KKK was to promote an all White, Protestant United States, excluding all other races and religions. From the descript...