Klan War

By Fergus M. Bordewich,

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A stunning history of the first national anti-terrorist campaign waged on American soil—when Ulysses S. Grant wielded the power of the federal government to dismantle the KKK

The Ku Klux Klan, which celebrated historian Fergus Bordewich defines as “the first organized terrorist movement in American history,” rose from the ashes…

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Judith Armatta Author Of Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction
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It explained a period of U.S. history that I didn't know in depth, which is important in trying to understand racism and political divides today.

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