The Fourteenth Fiasco

The Fourteenth Fiasco

From True Crime Historian by Richard O Jones

May 11, 2026 · 55 min · Episode 477

About this episode

This episode recounts the assassination of Judge George W. Ashburn by the Ku Klux Klan and the subsequent legal outcomes tied to the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment.

The Klan Claims A Scallywag Jump to the AD-FREE Safe House Edition Episode 477 tells the story of Judge George W. Ashburn — Union colonel, scalawag, author of the state's civil rights provisions — who is gunned down by the Ku Klux Klan in their Georgia debut. The killers are caught, tried, and freed through a devil's bargain: their liberty exchanged for ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment. More ASSASSINATIONS Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support . You can pay more if you want to, but rent at the Safe House is still just a buck a week, and you can get access to over 400 ad-free episodes from the dusty vault, Safe House Exclusives, direct access to the Boss, and whatever personal services you require. We invite you to our other PULPULAR MEDIA podcasts: If disaster is more your jam, check out CATASTROPHIC CALAMITIES , telling the stories of famous and forgotten tragedies of the 19th and 20th centuries. What could go wrong? Everything! For brand-new tales in the old clothes from the golden era of popular literature, give your ears a treat with PULP MAGAZINES with two new stories every week. This episode…

People in this episode

Host: Richard O Jones

Topics covered

  • civil rights
  • Ku Klux Klan
  • assassination
  • historical events
  • Georgia history

Keywords

  • Judge George W. Ashburn
  • Ku Klux Klan
  • Fourteenth Amendment
  • assassination
  • civil rights

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Organizations: Ku Klux Klan, Safe House

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