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How effective of a Role did black males play in Reconstruction politics, aside form the example of Frederick Douglas? And how strong of a political force were they? AJ L. | How effective of a Role did black males play in Reconstruction politics, aside form the example of Frederick Douglas? And how strong of a political force were they? AJ L. | ||
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| + | Blight talks a great deal about the Klan in this chapter. Whenever I read about the Klan there seems to be many versions of its role in Reconstruction. I have heard that the Klan was more dangerous than people think, in that it tried in a few states to topple their Republican governments through military force. Why did Blight leave this out in explaining the Klan role in this time period? Is it just a myth? Why is the Klan’s story so hard to define? Is it because it was a secret organization? Logan T | ||
