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  • A Letter of Advice from N.B. Forrest
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    Broadsides; Fliers (Printed matter); Posters
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    Broadside entitled "A Letter of Advice: To the Grand Order--the K.K. Klan-- throughout the U. States and Territories of America." The broadside was written by Nathan Bedford Forrest.
  • Reconstruction and the African-American Legacy in Tennessee
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  • John B. Kennedy with his Third Regiment flag
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    Veterans; Portrait photographs; Military standards; Flagpoles; Daggers & swords; Dogs
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    Confederate veteran John B. Kennedy is seated outdoors surrounded by his saber, his canteen, his cane, and a small dog. The flag of his regiment, the 3rd Tennessee Infantry, hangs on a pole behind him.
  • War and Reunion - The Lost Cause in Southern Memory
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  • Presidential pardon for N. B. Forrest
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    Official presidential pardon from President Andrew Johnson to Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA, dated July 17, 1868.
  • Andrew Johnson Collection
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  • James M. Henderson Anti-KKK Oath
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    Bonds (Negotiable instruments); Oaths
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    Oath written on legal papers in which Henderson states that he was never a part of the Ku Klux Klan. It was signed by Henderson.
  • Reconstruction and the African-American Legacy in Tennessee
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  • An Original Klansman
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    Uniforms; Terrorism; Fraternal organizations
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    R. J. Brunson of Pulaski, Tennessee, aged 82. He was part of the original Klan and is wearing an original robe.
  • Reconstruction and the African-American Legacy in Tennessee
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  • Confederate veterans' reunion at Knob Creek
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    Veterans; Military standards; Reunions; Group portraits
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    Lawrence County Confederate veterans gathered for a reunion. They are flanked by a flag and two unidentified women. John Booker Kennedy (first row, second from left) is included in the photograph.
  • War and Reunion - The Lost Cause in Southern Memory
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  • Front cover of "A, B, C of the Invisible Empire, the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan"
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    Front cover of the pamphlet, "A, B, C of the Invisble Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan." It features a central image of a hooded Klan member above the words, "Faultless, Fearless, and Forever Faithful," and the dates, "1866 - Founded" and "1915...
  • War and Reunion - The Lost Cause in Southern Memory

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