Torch-lit marches down Main Street, at first glance images like these conjure up some of America's darkest moments, but this wasn't the Klan. These black-clad torch-bearers were the Wide Awakes: a para-military political machine that some say delivered the presidency to Abraham Lincoln.
Torch-lit marches down Main Street, at first glance images like these conjure up some of America's darkest moments, but this wasn't the Klan. These black-clad torch-bearers were the Wide Awakes: a para-military political machine that some say delivered the presidency to Abraham Lincoln.
