Ku Klux Klan In the 1920s, the KKK was a secret society of WASPs (White Anglo Saxon Protestants) that targeted blacks, Catholics and minority groups. Their main aim was to put off these people from voting so that the people the KKK wanted in positions of power stayed there. It was first formed in 1865 as a social group for ex-confederate (southern) troops. It became more sinister after 1867 when it directed itself towards preventing former black slaves from voting. After the war the slaves had
named the Ku Klux Klan. The name came from the Greek word Kuklos, meaning circle. This small group started as a harmless fun loving group, developed into one of the largest, most violent groups in American History. The original group only lasted a few years, and left a permanent impression, rituals that people today still use. Klan supporters saw the group as a protector of a certain way of life and the white race. The original Klan shut down in 1872. On Thanksgiving Night 1915, The Klan struck
The Ku Klux Klan At the end of the American civil war in 1866 the Ku Klux Klan formed. It is a white supremacist group that uses violence and intimidation to reassert white domination in the United States. The Klan's attacks have been aimed at African Americans, Jews, Catholics, immigrant and other minority groups. The Ku Klux Klan believes that after the Civil War in America white citizens faced many problems due to the release of African American slaves
these mysterious ghost riders are a part of the Ku Klux Klan. The Ku Klux Klan was an organization meant to preserve the southern way of life. They use forms of intimidation to scare the black people such as riding through the night on horses. It was first started as something for ex-confederate soldiers to do since they were not fighting the war anymore but soon these small threats and intimidation turned into a violent hate group. Through the Ku Klux Klan’s history we see its practices and beliefs
or object. Cults typically have a single leader, which all of the members show compliance to. The People’s Temple and the Ku Klux Klan are examples of notorious cults in United States history. The People’s Temple was led by Jim Jones, a drug addicted, paranoid, extremist who convinced, more or less, 1,000 people to kill themselves in November, 1978 in Guyana. The Ku Klux Klan is perhaps more recognizable for it still exists today under scrutiny for its white- supremacy ideology and its infamous acts
The Ku Klux Klan is a very historical hate group in America and has played huge roles in History. This group has seen several setbacks since the creation. Michael Donald and Beulah Mae Donald would be considered a rather large setback for one Alabama chapter of the Ku Klux Klan. With Beulah Mae Donald taking the Ku Klux Klan to court of a the murder of her son and winning the case sent the Ku Klux Klan into seven million dollars in debt, and causing the Klan to give up the headquarters and file for
The Ku Klux Klan also known as just “The Klan” or “Hooded order”. This was an racist suprimistest group. This group of white men was founded in 1860.The gang extended to every southern state by 1870 and became bigger for white resistance and they hate the republican party. They didn’t like the Republican Party era policies because it aimed for establishing political and economic equality for blacks. The members soon thought of an intimidation scare tactic by dressing in
The Invisible Empire By Nathan Harsey Eleventh Grade English III 5 B Mrs. Russell/Mrs. Garnett November 20, 2013 The Ku Klux Klan, otherwise known as the KKK, was flourishing with its second era in the 1920’s. The KKK was reinvigorated by William J. Simmons, a man who was a frequent joiner of clubs, through the period of the 1920’s, The KKK launched a campaign of political correctness as well as a hidden, dark movement which included lynching, beatings, tarring and feathering
The Ku Klux Klan Throughout the years, there has been a tremendous amount of debate concerning African Americans. The civil war was a land mark for African Americans. Even though the civil war can be seen as a positive aspect for blacks, many whites rebelled at the outcomes of the civil war. In the recent years following the civil war many Americans became frustrated as new laws quickly came into effect. Whites no longer wanted to abide by these laws which in turn cause
Ku Klux Klan The Ku Klux Klan has been the most organized of the many different White supremacy groups that came into being after the Civil War. The ill-reputed Knights of the Klan have been involved in countless incidents of human rights violations against blacks and other minority groups in America. Especially in the South, during and after the Reconstruction period, the Klan played a major part in formulating and forcefully employing many of the Jim Crow laws, that delayed black