Reconstruction: Document B

Who was Abram Colby?

• A former slave elected to the Georgia State Legislature

• A lawyer from Georgia

• A doctor during Reconstruction

• A member of the Ku Klux Klan

What did the Klansmen do to Abram Colby on October 29th, 1869?

• Invited him to a political meeting

• Broke his door open and whipped him

• Offered him a political position

• Gave him a financial reward

What was Abram Colby asked by the Klansmen?

• If he would vote for the Democratic ticket

• If he would ever vote another Radical ticket

• If he would run for office again

• If he would leave Georgia

What did the Klansmen offer Abram Colby to change his political stance?

• A new house

• $5,000 to go with them

• A position in the legislature

• A safe passage out of town

What was the character of the men who whipped Abram Colby?

• They were all farmers

• They were first-class men, including a lawyer and a doctor

• They were all members of the military

• They were all strangers to Colby

What did Abram Colby say he would do if there was an election tomorrow?

• Vote the Democratic ticket

• Not vote at all

• Vote the Radical ticket

• Run for office himself

What did the Klansmen use to whip Abram Colby?

• Chains and ropes

• Sticks and straps with buckles

• Belts and whips

• Wooden rods

What did Abram Colby refuse to do for $2,500?

• Leave Georgia

• Let another man go to the legislature in his place

• Change his vote

• Join the Ku Klux Klan

What did Abram Colby say about making a free speech in his county?

• It was easy to do

• It could be done anywhere in Georgia

• It was not possible

• It was encouraged by the community

What was the source of the document?

• A newspaper article

• A personal diary

• Testimony to a joint House and Senate Committee

• A letter to a friend