1950, November 2 - Cleveland County Early Days

Authors

Mamie Jones

Files

Description

This article includes a biography of Captain Plato Durham and his leadership roles in Cleveland County during the Reconstruction period following the Civil War. It describes the political instability of the time, racial tensions, the Freedmen’s Bureau, and the influence of Judge George W. Logan. The article discusses the activities of the Ku Klux Klan in the county and region during the time period.

Publication Date

11-2-1950

City

Shelby, NC

Keywords

Plato Durham, Robert Lee Durham, George W. Logan, Manuel Patterson, Thomas Dixon Sr., Rev. G. M. Webb, Rev. P. R. Elam, LeRoy McAfee, Crawford Durham, Freedmen’s Bureau, Ku Klux Klan, Henrietta

Contributors

Fay Webb Gardner Collection in the Gardner-Webb University Archives

Recommended Citation

Jones, Mamie, "1950, November 2 - Cleveland County Early Days" (1950). Cleveland County Early Days Newspaper Column. 23.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/fay-webb-gardner-cleveland-county-early-days-newspaper-column/23