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Reconstruction Era Insurrection Act

The use of the Insurrection Act by President Ulysses S. Grant during the Reconstruction era to suppress white supremacist violence and enforce civil rights.

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Which presidents invoked the Insurrection Act during Reconstruction and what were the specific circumstances for each invocation?

During Reconstruction the Insurrection Act was principally wielded by President Ulysses S. Grant to suppress organized white supremacist violence—most prominently the Ku Klux Klan—after Congress expan...