Bernard Powers
Director of the Center for the Study of Slavery in Charleston at the College of Charleston, interviewed to provide historical context about Reconstruction-era South Carolina and Black political life.
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Feb 5, 2026 • 49min
The Man Who Took On The Klan
Kidada Williams, historian of Reconstruction-era terror and survival. Bernard Powers, scholar of slavery and Black political life in South Carolina. Guy Gugliotta, author on Amos Akerman and Klan prosecutions. They trace Akerman’s surprising turn from Confederate to federal enforcer. They explore Klan terror in rural South Carolina, legal fights using the 14th Amendment, raids and trials, and the political fallout that weakened enforcement.
