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In the 1920s, Nathan Bedford Forrest’s grandson, who had the same name, attracted quite a bit of attention when he announced that he was setting... The post How the Klan Was Taught to Kids Before the 1980s appeared first on The Reconstruction Era .
In June of 2026 I was able to visit the mansion of our fifteenth president, James Buchanan, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This is about an hour... The post James Buchanan Mansion Lancaster, Pennsylvania appeared first on The Reconstruction Era .
By the time of 1868’s presidential campaign, the Ku Klux Klan had fastened itself onto America’s political imagination. In early 1866 the Klan did... The post Using the Media to Try to Control the Klan appeared first on The Reconstruction Era .
When you are driving in Upstate New York you will often find Civil War monuments in the smallest of towns. This one is in Bainbridge,... The post Civil War Memorial Bainbridge, New York appeared first on The Reconstruction Era .
I have been posting about Reconstruction for the last five years on Emerging Civil War, and several readers have asked me why so few of... The post Kommercialization of the KKK: How Businesses and Charities Kashed In appeared first on The Reconstruction Era .
The “first” American terrorist organization is believed to be the Ku Klux Klan. Although later Klan lore said the group was founded at Christmas 1865,... The post The Reconstruction Era Ku Klux Klan Constitution appeared first on The Reconstruction Era .
Virginia Clay was there when her husband was arrested by the Union forces after the surrender of the Confederate armies in 1865. She was married... The post A Senator’s Wife Sees Her Husband Arrested for Lincoln’s Murder appeared first on The Reconstruction Era .
“40 Acres & A Lie” is podcast from NPR on Sherman’s order giving land to freedmen on the Sea Islands in 1865. This is a... The post “40 Acres & A Lie” Podcast On The Taking Away Of Land Distributed to Free African Americans Episode 1 appeared first on The Reconstruction Era .
White Haven is the St. Louis home where Ulysses S. Grant lived from 1854 until 1859. After Grant graduated from West Point, he was stationed... The post White Haven U.S. Grant’s St. Louis Missouri Home appeared first on The Reconstruction Era .
Just fourteen miles northwest of Cooperstown, Richfield Springs originally developed around its naturally occurring sulphur water springs. The springs had claims to various health benefits,... The post Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Richfield Springs, N.Y. appeared first on The Reconstruction Era .