It was not to prevent "Negro Domination" and to make sure the ascendency of the whites in the administration of the State and local governments; for that was then the recognized and established order of things, from which there was no apprehension of departure.

Then, what was the cause of this sudden and unexpected uprising?
There must have been a strong, if not a justifiable, reason for it.

What was it?
That question will be answered in a subsequent chapter..