The KKK Over Time
1868
The Ku Klux Klan was imported to South Carolina from Tennessee, where it had originated. During South Carolina’s election campaign this year the Klan murdered 8 blacks, two of them state congressmen.
1870 March
The US Congress passed the Enforcement Act, which attempted to prevent the Ku Klux Klan from violating citizen’s constitutional protections, but the law produced little result.
1870 October
In South Carolina Republican Gov. Robert Scott (1826-1900) was re-elected, on the strength of the black vote, enraging members of the Ku Klux Klan. A wave of terror began the following day.
1871 March
Pres. Grant sent federal troops to South Carolina to suppress violence instigated by the Ku Klux Klan.
1871 April
The US 3rd Enforcement Act, also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, allowed the President to suspend writ of habeas corpus.
1871 October
President Grant ordered the South Carolina Ku Klux Klan to disperse and disarm in five days.
1871 October
President Grant suspended writ of habeas corpus in South Carolina in response to violence by the KKK. It applied to all arrests made by US marshals and federal troops in nine of the state’s western counties. By the end of November some 600 arrests were made.
1871 November
Ku Klux Klan trials began in Federal District Court in Columbia, SC.
The Ku Klux Klan was imported to South Carolina from Tennessee, where it had originated. During South Carolina’s election campaign this year the Klan murdered 8 blacks, two of them state congressmen.
1870 March
The US Congress passed the Enforcement Act, which attempted to prevent the Ku Klux Klan from violating citizen’s constitutional protections, but the law produced little result.
1870 October
In South Carolina Republican Gov. Robert Scott (1826-1900) was re-elected, on the strength of the black vote, enraging members of the Ku Klux Klan. A wave of terror began the following day.
1871 March
Pres. Grant sent federal troops to South Carolina to suppress violence instigated by the Ku Klux Klan.
1871 April
The US 3rd Enforcement Act, also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, allowed the President to suspend writ of habeas corpus.
1871 October
President Grant ordered the South Carolina Ku Klux Klan to disperse and disarm in five days.
1871 October
President Grant suspended writ of habeas corpus in South Carolina in response to violence by the KKK. It applied to all arrests made by US marshals and federal troops in nine of the state’s western counties. By the end of November some 600 arrests were made.
1871 November
Ku Klux Klan trials began in Federal District Court in Columbia, SC.