The Knights of the Golden Circle (Secret Society, Civil War, John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, Confederate Gold, Rebels, Slavery)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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The Importance of Being a Southern Man
George Bickley had been a member of the anti-Catholic Know-Nothing Party. He certainly didn't want Catholics in the leadership of the Knights of the Golden Circle. So they were planning to take over and southernize Mexico. In two, Mexico, I will endeavor to cause to be open to the public all 84, nunneries, monasteries, or convents,. There shall be no advantages to 67, Roman Catholics, which is not equally accorded to 60, Protestants. Any minister holding any place under the government must be 60, Protestant.
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In the 19th century, secret societies were all the rage and the Knights of the Golden Circle were among the most famous. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss their origin and aims, their role in the Civil War, and the mysteries surrounding them.
