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21h 9min, jan 1, 1871 y - The Ku Klux Klan Act

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The Ku Klux Act was created with intent to stop the Ku Klux Klan. It presented the President of the United States with the option to suspend the writ of habeas corpus. The writ of habeas corpus was the ability to try a court for unlawful detention of a prisoner.

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21h 9min, jan 1, 1871 y
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~ 154 years ago

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