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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.…

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…

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EDWIN A. HULL—sworn and examined by the CHAIRMAN: Question: Are you the foreman employed by Mr. Howle, on the railroad in North Carolina, in April last? Answer: Yes, sir. Question: State what knowledge you have of a visit by men in disguise;…

The testimony of Albert Murray, the sheriff of Alamance County, offers specific insight to the knowledge the sheriff had regarding the Ku Klux Klan and the hanging of Wyatt Outlaw. Sheriff Murray reveals that he was in fact a member of the White…