Course
ASI120
Semester
Spring
Instructor's Name
Susan Trollinger
Year
2018
Writing Process
The final project in the course ASI 120 was a historiography on American Reconstruction. The purpose of a historiography is to evaluate the ways in which historians' views of a certain topic have changed over time. I chose to evaluate and analyze historians' views of the Ku Klux Klan's reign of terror during American Reconstruction, focusing specifically on interpretations of the Ku Klux Klan's effects, motives, and composition. To complete this assignment, I analyzed eight different sources written by historians throughout the twentieth century. After writing a summary of each source, I was tasked with choosing which source provided the most accurate depiction of the Ku Klux Klan. I wrapped up my historiography by discussing the importance of recording history accurately.
Recommended Citation
O'Donnell, Jack
(2018)
"The Ku Klux Klan's Reign of Terror during Reconstruction: Effects, Motives, and Composition,"
Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing: Vol. 5:
Iss.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/lxl/vol5/iss1/6