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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09304 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | The Chisolm Massacre: A Picture of "Home Rule" in Mississippi |
| Date | 1878 |
| Author | Wells, James M. (fl. 1878) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | The Chisolm Massacre: A Picture of "Home Rule" in Mississippi. 2nd edition, published by the Chisolm Monument Association. In 1877, Judge Chisolm was accused of assassinating a Democratic political opponent. He, his son and daughter and two friends were killed by a 300-strong mob reported to be the Ku Klux Klan. No one was punished for the murders. |
| Subjects | Ku Klux Klan Assassination Reconstruction Law Government and Civics |
| People | Wells, James M. |
| Theme | Law; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |