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Georgia during Reconstruction
Akerman , though born in the North , moved to Georgia after college and owned slaves ; he fought for the Confederacy and became a Scalawag during Reconstruction , speaking out for civil rights for blacks . As U.S. Attorney General under President Grant , he became the first ex-Confederate to reach the cabinet . Akerman was unafraid of the Klan and committed to protecting the lives and civil rights of Blacks . To bolster Akerman 's investigation , President Grant sent in Secret Service agents from the Justice Department to infiltrate the Klan to gather evidence for prosecution . The investigations revealed that many whites actively participated in Klan activities . With this evidence , Grant issued a Presidential proclamation to disarm and remove the Klan 's notorious white robe and hood disguises . When the Klan ignored the proclamation , Grant was able to send in Federal troops in nine South Carolina counties to put down the violent activities of the Klan . Grant teamed Akerman up with another reformer in 1870 , a native Kentuckian , the first Solicitor General Benjamin Bristow , and the duo went on to prosecute thousands of Klan members and brought a brief quiet period of two years in the turbulent Reconstruction era .
Akerman , though born in the North , moved to Georgia after college and owned slaves ; he fought for the Confederacy and became a Scalawag during Reconstruction , speaking out for civil rights for blacks . As U.S. Attorney General under President Grant , he became the first ex-Confederate to reach the cabinet . Akerman was unafraid of the Klan and committed to protecting the lives and civil rights of Blacks . To bolster Akerman 's investigation , President Grant sent in Secret Service agents from the Justice Department to infiltrate the Klan to gather evidence for prosecution . The investigations revealed that many whites actively participated in Klan activities . With this evidence , Grant issued a Presidential proclamation to disarm and remove the Klan 's notorious white robe and hood disguises . When the Klan ignored the proclamation , Grant was able to send in Federal troops in nine South Carolina counties to put down the violent activities of the Klan . Grant teamed Akerman up with another reformer in 1870 , a native Kentuckian , the first Solicitor General Benjamin Bristow , and the duo went on to prosecute thousands of Klan members and brought a brief quiet period of two years in the turbulent Reconstruction era .