The Forgotten Battle of Fort Pillow (1970)

The Forgotten Battle of Fort Pillow (1970) - Documentary Movies 83 minutes. The Forgotten Battle of Fort Pillow and the Birth of the Ku Klux Klan, The Forgotten Battle of Fort Pillow and the Birth of the KKK. On April 12th, 1864, at an insignificant little fort, several hundred black Union soldiers fought a hopeless battle against a Confederate general who was destined to become the first Grand Wizard of the KKK. This battle had a domino effect, trickling down the long road of history. Today, it is just a footnote in most history books; however, no other event of the Civil War has had such a profound impact on the twentieth century, especially on American culture. civil war, ku klux klan, race politics, racism, massacre, battle, american civil war, confederacy, confederate army, war documentary, fort pillow