To: H-CIVWAR@UICVM.UIC.EDU
From: "Kenneth L. Kraft" <KRAFTK%wehle.canisius.edu@KSUVM.KSU.EDU>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 18:50:57 EDT
Subject: Re: Uses of gowns by KKK
Nancy--
A good source for info on the KKK is Eric Foner's _Reconstruction_ (or
if you prefer, the abridged addition). Robes were used by several
"secret" societies during the 19th Century.
Ken Kraft
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY 14208
Internet: kraftk@wehle.canisius.edu
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Moderator's Footnote (PBK): Doesn't Allen Trelease say anything about this
in _White Terror_?