Report of the Joint Select Committee to Inquire into the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States (1872), the "Ku Klux Report," 13 vols
Year: 1872 · Places: Gulf Coast
SUMMARYReport of the Joint Select Committee to Inquire into the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States (1872), the "Ku Klux Report," 13 vols. What it shows: Congress's own sworn testimony on Klan violence, including school burnings and attacks on teachers. Wilson draws on this. Where: shown via US Capitol Visitor Center artifact page; full text on HathiTrust and Library of Congress. Proof level: Record (primary sworn testimony). Pull the Mississippi volumes (11-12) for Pontotoc and Monroe County pages.