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Grant's Enforcer
Taking Down the Klan
Book • 2025
Grant's Enforcer chronicles the post-Civil War fight against the Ku Klux Klan, focusing on Amos T. Akerman, a former Georgia slaveholder and the only Southerner in Grant's Reconstruction cabinet, who pioneered the use of the Fourteenth Amendment to prosecute civil rights violations.
Drawing from newspapers, documents, and thousands of pages of congressional testimony, Guy Gugliotta vividly portrays Klan violence in York County, South Carolina, the resistance of Black citizens, and Akerman's legal strategies amid political challenges.
The book highlights Grant's suspension of habeas corpus in nine counties and the eventual prosecution of Klan members.
Drawing from newspapers, documents, and thousands of pages of congressional testimony, Guy Gugliotta vividly portrays Klan violence in York County, South Carolina, the resistance of Black citizens, and Akerman's legal strategies amid political challenges.
The book highlights Grant's suspension of habeas corpus in nine counties and the eventual prosecution of Klan members.
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