Written by the contributor’s brother who, the contributor assures us, “is not retarded.” The school assignment was to write a letter to President Andrew Johnson advising him on how to handle the reconstruction of the South after the Civil War:

Dear Mr. Johnson,
Some good things happened during the reconstruction of the south like changing
The southern government. I also remember the time that you helped change the laws like the thirteenth amendment, fourteenth amendment, and the fifteenth amendment. Now African American’s have more control in government.
However, there were an equal number of bad decisions such as letting the K.K.K, made of plantation owners and confederate solders, kill and letting them put burning crosses in there yards. Don’t you forget the some plantation owners rent their land to slaves, and letting the owners rent out equipment for only the profit of the plantation owners. The freeman only worked for food.
If I were leading the United States of America I would try to take the K.K.K.
Out of the picture. I would send solders to find the K.K.K. members and arrest them. If they refused I would shoot them in the legs. I would also give the slaves a little money to start off on.
Thank you,
Brad Sanders