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In outright defiance of the Republican-led federal government, Southern Democrats formed organizations that violently intimidated blacks and Republicans who tried to win political power. The most prominent of these, the Ku Klux Klan, was formed in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1865.
Rise of the Ku Klux Klan . U.S. Grant: Warrior . WGBH American ... - PBS
www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/grant-kkk/