Ku Klux Klan Terror: A Trail of Blood in Alamance County

Raleigh, NC, March 11, 1871 – The courtroom in Alamance County has been a window into a dark and sinister world, where the Ku Klux Klan’s reign of terror has left a trail of blood and devastation. The testimony continues to unfold the most appalling records of crime ever known in the annals of a civilized community. Even the most extreme democrats acknowledge that the state of affairs in Alamance County, as developed by the testimony, is horrifying and appalling beyond comprehension.