First KKK assassination in Georgia...
Item # 716453
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THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 17, 1868 The front page has a notable report titled: "The Georgia Military Outrage". This reports on the assassination of G. W. Ashburn who was a Georgia politician assassinated by the Ku Klux Klan in Columbus, Georgia for his pro-African-American sentiments. He was the first murder victim of the Klan in Georgia. The report is extensive, taking over 1 1/2 columns.
Four pages, 3 old tape mends inside, otherwise very nice condition.
Four pages, 3 old tape mends inside, otherwise very nice condition.
Item from our most recent catalog - #368 - released for July, 2026
Category: Post-Civil War
Price
$64
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.