when was the union league established
Union League (1863- ) The Union League of America (or Loyal League) was the first African American Radical Republican organization in the southern United States. The League was created in the North during the American Civil War as a patriotic club to support the Union. It was officially established in May 1863 when a common constitution was adopted. By late 1863 the League claimed over 700,000 members in 4,554 councils across the nation. After the Civil War the League spread throughout the South mainly but not exclusively among the freedpeople.