- Collection:
- Volunteer Voices
- Title:
- J.A. Moore in Brownsville, TN to Col. L.B. Eaton in Memphis, TN
- Date of Original:
- 1850/1877
- Subject:
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Tennessee
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Civil rights
African Americans - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Haywood County, Brownsville, 35.59397, -89.26229
United States, Tennessee, Haywood County, 35.58322, -89.28384 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Tells of the boldness of the Ku Klux Klan in the writer`s community. Gives a detailed account of the mistreatment of Medlin by the Klan and his escape. Mention of several other incidents. Urges appointment of Nolen as census taker in the writer`s county.
The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher. - Metadata URL:
- https://digital.lib.utk.edu/collections/islandora/object/volvoices%3A12559
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Digital Collection: The Growth of Democracy in Tennessee: A Grassroots Approach to Volunteer Voices
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections
- Rights:
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