History A-Level

White League

What White League means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

Definition of White League

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Paramilitary organisation formed in Louisiana in 1874 that openly attacked Republican governments.

Pearson Edexcel · Paper 3, Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 - 1 ‘Free at last’, 1865–77 (study guide)

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Paper 3, Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 - 1 ‘Free at last’, 1865–77 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)

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