Project Gutenberg 2010-08-02 Public domain in the USA. 163 Beard, James Melville K. K. K. sketches, humorous and didactic : $b treating the more important events of the Ku-Klux-Klan movement in the South. With a discussion of the causes which gave rise to it, and the social and political issues emanating from it. Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "K. K. K. Sketches, Humorous and Didactic" by James Melville Beard is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work addresses the events and implications of the Ku Klux Klan movement in the South after the Civil War, providing insights into the social and political issues that stemmed from this secretive organization. Beard's narrative promises to explore the causes of the Klan's emergence, its structure, and the context within which it operated, offering a perspective that blends humor with a serious examination of its impact on society. The opening of the book introduces the historical context following the Civil War, where Beard outlines the tumultuous political landscape that contributed to the rise of the Ku Klux Klan. He discusses the discontent in the South due to radical governance and disenfranchisement of white citizens, which led to societal unrest. The narrative conveys the conditions that allowed secret organizations like the Klan to flourish, highlighting the complexities of race, politics, and power dynamics of the Reconstruction era. Beard's tone seems to oscillate between a somber reflection on historical events and a humorous interpretation of absurdities inherent in the Klan's mythology and operations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 39.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Ku Klux Klan (19th century) E660 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 329921 2025-07-13T12:14:12.905644 text/html 334504 2010-08-02T18:07:06 text/html 245348 2025-07-13T12:14:20.987735 application/epub+zip 247980 2025-07-13T12:14:16.676648 application/epub+zip 196977 2025-07-13T12:14:15.364627 application/epub+zip 465789 2025-07-13T12:14:24.378596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429120 2025-07-13T12:14:20.111595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243216 2022-09-15T09:16:23.926743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301493 2025-07-13T12:14:12.377697 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 301295 2010-08-02T18:07:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 301290 2010-08-02T18:07:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21101 2025-07-13T12:14:24.504575 application/rdf+xml 17623 2025-07-13T12:14:15.876614 image/jpeg 3638 2025-07-13T12:14:15.618616 image/jpeg 116888 2010-08-02T18:07:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 123479 2010-08-02T18:07:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 116847 2010-08-02T18:07:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 236059 2025-07-13T12:14:12.933650 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog