hindrance; and to be absolutely at peace in his own house." He never sought his impeachment to be pardoned, believing he had never done anything wrong in the affair. In 1936, the state of North Carolina erected a highway historical marker in front of the Caswell County Courthouse, noting Stephens' murder and its role in sparking the Kirk–Holden war. Another marker was erected in Graham in 2006 to commemorate the event as a whole, near where Outlaw was hanged, though at the behest of the Graham Historical Society, Outlaw was not mentioned on the sign. In March 2011, after Republicans regained control of the state senate for the first time since the 1800s, Republican State Senator Neal Hunt introduced a resolution to pardon Holden, arguing that he had taken the right course of action and that the legislators who impeached him had nefarious motives. The Caswell County Historical Association lobbied to delay the passage of the resolution, with its president arguing that the impeachment was justifiable due to Holden's illegal actions and that Klan pressure and racial tensions were not a significant factor in the proceedings. A legislative aide placed negative pamphlets about Holden on senators' desks and resigned after being publicly identified. On April 12, the North Carolina Senate convened in a special session in the Capitol Building and voted unanimously to pardon him. The resolution requires approval from the House in order to be put into effect. Notes References Works cited Rebellions in the United States Riots and civil disorder during the Reconstruction Era 1870 in North Carolina Riots and civil disorder in North Carolina Ku Klux Klan crimes African-American history of North Carolina Caswell County, North Carolina Alamance County, North Carolina Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina