Well during the rican struction period following the civil war, Congress Investigated a sharp rise in violence against freed black slaves and their supporters. It was violence committed by a new Organization Called the ku klux klan. In 1871, hearings were held in congress, heard gripping testimony from victims about what they had suffered. These congressional hearings helped lead to new laws and the creation of a new department of justice. They had a major impact on our country for decades. Well, as part of our series Congress Investigates, we hear the story from professor sean Lee Alexander of the university of kansas. Hes the author of the book reconstruction violence and the ku klux klan hearings. Professor alexander, following the civil war, were freed. Black slaves starting to make progress and changes in their lives. Absolutely. In the immediate years of the emancipation, africanamericans organized in tremendous ways and and began to build build wealth, own property. They began t
Well during the rican struction period following the civil war, Congress Investigated a sharp rise in violence against freed black slaves and their supporters. It was violence committed by a new Organization Called the ku klux klan. In 1871, hearings were held in congress, heard gripping testimony from victims about what they had suffered. These congressional hearings helped lead to new laws and the creation of a new department of justice. They had a major impact on our country for decades. Well, as part of our series Congress Investigates, we hear the story from professor sean Lee Alexander of the university of kansas. Hes the author of the book reconstruction violence and the ku klux klan hearings. Professor alexander, following the civil war, were freed. Black slaves starting to make progress and changes in their lives. Absolutely. In the immediate years of the emancipation, africanamericans organized in tremendous ways and and began to build build wealth, own property. They began t
Well during the rican struction period following the civil war, Congress Investigated a sharp rise in violence against freed black slaves and their supporters. It was violence committed by a new Organization Called the ku klux klan. In 1871, hearings were held in congress, heard gripping testimony from victims about what they had suffered. These congressional hearings helped lead to new laws and the creation of a new department of justice. They had a major impact on our country for decades. Well, as part of our series Congress Investigates, we hear the story from professor sean Lee Alexander of the university of kansas. Hes the author of the book reconstruction violence and the ku klux klan hearings. Professor alexander, following the civil war, were freed. Black slaves starting to make progress and changes in their lives. Absolutely. In the immediate years of the emancipation, africanamericans organized in tremendous ways and and began to build build wealth, own property. They began t
With of all things dust from the sahara desert. Hello everyone. This is the fear in chile after a powerful earthquake just off the coast. The authorities have ordered the evacuation of all settlements along its northern coastline because of an ongoing threat of tsunamis. The 8. 2 quake was centered 100 kilometers off the coast. Iquique is the main port. This is where the epicenter is. Iquique is a main port for copper exports. There have been preparations after 400 tremors in the area in recent days. A tsunami of 2. 8 meters high. At least six known dead so far with injuries reported. The bbcs Emily Buchanan has the latest. Reporter ten to 9 00 in the evening, lastminute shopping before dinner and then suddenly the terrifying tremors. The ground shook as people ran out of this supermarket. The shelves shaking so violently goods were just thrown onto the floor. Here by in the port city of arica, all one woman could do was pray as her house shook. You could hear the sounds of walls and w
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of our own. In fact, a freelance journalist, a photographer that was working for nbc news that has now come down with the ebola virus. He caught it in liberia. That is where