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Wyatt Outlaw was a prominent African-American councilman in Alamance Country in the latter part of the 1860s. The testimony of his mother, Jemima Phillips, reveals a firsthand account of the Klan’s capture of Outlaw and his subsequent hanging.…

William Puryear was an African-American taken from his home in the middle of the night by the Ku Klux Klan and murdered, being drowned in a lake with a rock tied to his waist. Matilda Puryear, William’s wife, testifies that she was with her husband…

"The Game is Ended"

Simmons: The White Men Win.

Holton: Great Steptoe, I Thought the Black Men Would Win.

"White Men to the Rescue"

North Carolina

James E. Boyd’s testimony during the trial was detrimental to the respondent’s defense. Boyd himself was a lawyer from Alamance County and former member of the Ku Klux Klan. His testimony offers detailed information about the activities of the…

Former Brigadier General in the Confederate Army, W.G. Lewis was excepted from pardon under the third provision. In his letter, Lewis stressed the fact that he primarily held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and that the rank of Brigadier General was…

After resigning his commission in the US Navy, J.N. Maffitt took a commission in the Confederate Navy and served as the commander of the privateer Florida. Maffitt explains that he never waged war on the United States, yet insists that he treated all…