The Confrontation of the «White Leagues», «Red Shirts» and «Black Militias» in the Southern United States during the Period of Radical Reconstruction
Journal: Izvestia of Smolensk State University
Year: 2025

The article examines cases of armed clashes between paramilitary groups of the black and white populations of the Southern United States in the second period of the Reconstruction era. In reality, this confrontation was part of a more global one – between the Republican and Democratic parties for control of the region. The study covers the chronological framework of the period of Radical Reconstruction. A systematic approach was chosen as the key method of work, which makes it possible to reveal