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Domestic terrorism Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) 1822-1885 Ku Klux Klan (19th century) Longstreet, James 1821-1904 Race relations Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Terrorisme intérieur États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle United States United States Race relations History 19th century États-Unis Relations raciales Histoire 19e siècleFilter By Subjects
Domestic terrorism Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) 1822-1885 Ku Klux Klan (19th century) Longstreet, James 1821-1904 Race relations Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Terrorisme intérieur États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle United States United States Race relations History 19th century États-Unis Relations raciales Histoire 19e siècleVaron, Elizabeth R.
Summary: "An authoritative biography of the second-highest-ranking and most controversial Confederate general, who rejoined the Union after the Civil War, advising other Confederate soldiers to put that war behind them. After joining an interracial government in New Orleans, Longstreet fought against white supremacists when they attacked these postwar elected officials, for which he was vilified and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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Summary: "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 in an attempt to dismantle the Ku Klux Klan. The Ku Klux Klan, which celebrated historian Fergus Bordewich defines as "the first organized terrorist movement in American history," rose from the ashes of the Civil War. At its peak in the early...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023