Testimony Taken by the Joint Select Committee to Inquire into the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States. (SOUTH CAROLINA. Volume I. Report No. 41, Part 3. First Edition.)(Ku-Klux Conspiracy) United States Congress South Carolina

During the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, a notable event was the passage of the Ku Klux Klan Act on April 20, 1871, which provided federal authority to combat the group and enforce the 14th Amendment. The 1872 report by the Joint Select Committee on the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States documented widespread Ku Klux Klan violence aimed at suppressing the political rights of African Americans and their allies during Reconstruction. Testimony gathered for the 13-volume report revealed graphic accounts of violence and highlighted the failures of local governments to protect citizens, ultimately leading to the passage of federal enforcement acts. This is Volume I ONLY for the State of SOUTH CAROLINA. 42nd Congress, 2nd Session of the United States Senate. Report No. 41, Part 3. Published in 1872. Bound in full leather, covers are plain. Spine bears red and black labels stamped in gilt lettering. Index at the front. Volumes were continuously paginated. This volume contains pages xviii, xxxv, 1-597. Please again note, this is only one volume (Volume I, South Carolina), from this much larger report. TO HELP BETTER UNDERSTAND OVERALL VOLUMES IN THIS SET:There are 13 volumes in this overall set, but then the specific states examined were also broken down into their respective volumes as well. For example, "South Carolina" is contained within Volumes III, IV, and V within the overarching collection, but the South Carolina volumes are also broken down into three more volumes (Ex: South Carolina, Volume I, II & III).THIS copy is Volume I of the subset South Carolina series (only).FURTHER BREAKDOWN OF OVERARCHING VOLUMES as found within the introductory pages. FOR INFORMATION ONLY (THERE IS ONLY 1 VOLUME AVAILABLE IN THIS LISTING):- VOLUME I contains the report of the committee and the views of the minority.- VOLUME II contains the testimony taken by the committee in relation to North Carolina, and the report of the trials in the United States circuit court held at Raleigh, North Carolina.- VOLUMES III, IV, and V contain testimony taken by the committee in relation to South Carolina, and the report and the trials in the United States circuit court held at Columbia, South Carolina. Index to the three volumes is contained in volume III.- VOLUMES VI and VII contain testimony taken by the committee in relation to Georgia. Index is contained in volume VI.- VOLUMES VIII, IX, and X contain testimony taken by the committee in relation to Alabama. Index is contained in volume VIII.- VOLUMES XI and XII contain testimony taken by the committee in relation to Mississippi. Index is contained in volume XI. - VOLUME XIII contains miscellaneous testimony taken by the committee, testimony in relation to Florida, and miscellaneous documents. CONDITION: Ex-library with typical library markings, stamps, and due date slip affixed to front flyleaf, etc. Good only with external wear. Spine has two leather strips reinforcing joints, and stripping of leather on the front and back boards. Front inner hinge has cracked yet boards are still well affixed. Leaves have mildly toned with some continuous dampstain along the edges, but do not compromise the text. Binding is firm and solid. A fascinating, detailed, deep dive into the government's documented history of a dark time in American history. Full refund if not satisfied.