... , resulting in the imprisonment of several Klan members (The World Book of Encyclopedia, 310) The biggest threat against the KKK was the Force Bill which passed in 1871. Congress gave Ulysses S. Grant the authority to use federal troops against the KKK. This caused a ripple of effects. One major effect was the disappearance of the Klan shortly after the bill passed. The ... ...

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... . The Civil War began in 1891, starting with the Battle of Bull Run on July 21. The Confederate army was led by Robert. E. Lee, and the Union was led by Ulysses S. Grant. The Emancipation Proclamation was signed during the war on Jan 1, 1863. This freed slaves in the Confederate-held territory. Although Confederate states were no longer slave states, the war ... ...

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