The Ku Klux Klan in Jones County by Eleanor B. Lang, 1976.

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The Ku Klux Klan in Jones County by Eleanor B. Lang, 1976.

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This collection consists of a research paper entitled "The Ku Klux Klan in Jones County" written by Ms. Eleanor B. Lang in 1976, for Dr. Kenneth G. McCarty's "History in Mississippi" course in the Department of History at The University of Southern Mississippi.

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University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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Lang, Eleanor B.

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The Jones County, Mississippi chapter of the Ku Klux Klan was an especially active and violent unit centered in Laurel, Mississippi, home of the Imperial Wizard Sam Bowers. During the 1960s this chapter was responsible for many atrocious acts committed against Civil Rights activists and African Americans. From the description of The Ku Klux Klan in Jones County by Eleanor B. Lang, 1976. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 62157743 ...

University of Southern Mississippi

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Bowers, Samantha

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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...