Title	James M. Henderson Anti-KKK Oath
Description	Henderson's signed oath stating he was never a member of the Ku Klux Klan or "other disguised body of men."
Historical Note	The first Klan was founded in 1865 by veterans of the Confederate Army. Its purpose was to restore white supremacy in the aftermath of the American Civil War. The Klan resisted Reconstruction by intimidating "carpetbaggers", "scalawags" and freedmen. The KKK quickly adopted violent methods. The increase in murders finally resulted in a backlash among Southern elites who viewed the Klan's excesses as an excuse for federal troops to continue occupation. The organization declined from 1868 to 1870.
Place	McMinn County (Tenn.)
Education Tags	5.23 8.86 Ku Klux Klan Reconstruction Civil War and Reconstruction
Subjects - TGM	Bonds (Negotiable instruments); Oaths
Subjects - LCSH	Ku Klux Klan (19th Cent.) Freedmen Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) African Americans - Crimes against Race relations
Date	1869
Collection Name	Record Group 319
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#	33961
Digital Type	Still Image
Digital Format	TIFF
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