Kirk–Holden war
The Kirk–Holden War was a struggle against the Ku Klux Klan in the state of North Carolina in 1870. The Klan was using murder and intimidation to prevent recently freed slaves from exercising their right to vote. Republican Governor William W. Holden hired Colonel George Washington Kirk to handle the matter. Holden also suspended the writ of habeas corpus, and imposed martial law in Caswell and Alamance counties in response.
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Kirk–Holden war
The Kirk–Holden War was a struggle against the Ku Klux Klan in the state of North Carolina in 1870. The Klan was using murder and intimidation to prevent recently freed slaves from exercising their right to vote. Republican Governor William W. Holden hired Colonel George Washington Kirk to handle the matter. Holden also suspended the writ of habeas corpus, and imposed martial law in Caswell and Alamance counties in response.
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The Kirk–Holden War was a stru ...... Alamance counties in response.
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*Kirk's Militia
Ku Klux Klan
North Carolina State Government
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* Col. George Kirk arrested
* Democratic Party gains control of state legislature and overturns laws that led to war
* Felony indictments against klansmen that were not successfully prosecuted
* Governor William Holden impeached and removed by party-line vote in state legislature
* Insurrection ends
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Ku Klux Klan
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*Kirk's Militia
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Kirk–Holden war
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Caswell and Alamance counties, North Carolina
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* Insurrection ends
* Democrat ...... re not successfully prosecuted
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