Washington's KKK: The Union League During Southern Reconstruction

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Exploring a controversial perspective on Southern Reconstruction, the book delves into the Union League's role as a Northern organization that allegedly instigated violence and intimidation in the post-Civil War South. It argues that the League's actions, including coercion of both whites and freedmen, predated and mirrored those of the Ku Klux Klan. By challenging the conventional narrative of the era, the author suggests that the roots of violence were more complex and politically charged than commonly portrayed, offering a provocative reexamination of this historical period.