Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan, KKK, was a society who took lives based on their race. They terrorized blacks and tried to prevent Reconstruction efforts. The KKK was was a “white supremacist” organization that was founded in the year 1866, according to encyclopedia.com. This group was shared between 4 million people nationally. This society aimed their violent acts towards both white and black Republican leaders. Some examples would be bombing black schools and some churches, and extremely violent attacks against black activists in the South. Although the Ku Klux Klan did do very violent things, their reason behind it is quite interesting. The KKK was founded by a group of former Confederate veterans, according to history.com. The first sighting of
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They focused on creating an upset in the South. In the year 1867, one of the most radical aspects of Reconstruction, African-American participation in public life in the South, occurred, according to history.com. The blacks won later won the election to southern state governments and US Congress. History.com states, “ For its part, the Ku Klux Klan dedicated itself to an underground campaign of violence against Republican leaders and voters in an effort to reverse the policies of Radical Reconstruction and restore white supremacy in the South.” This shows that even though the KKK were given conflict, they still managed to work around it and try their best to stop what they didn’t want …show more content…
The Klan members wore masks and dressed themselves in long robes with hoods that they usually only put up at night. Through all of the conflict and troubles, the KKK was claimed that they “did not boast a well-organized structure”, according to history.com. The people in the Klan attacked at night, and they did it on their own, not as a huge group. However, they all attacked for the same reason, defeating Radical Reconstruction and “restoring white supremacy in the South”. History.com states , “Klan activity flourished particularly in the regions of the South where blacks were a minority or a small majority of the population, and was relatively limited in others.” This shows that the KKK had very certain mind set for where and when they were going to
They focused on creating an upset in the South. In the year 1867, one of the most radical aspects of Reconstruction, African-American participation in public life in the South, occurred, according to history.com. The blacks won later won the election to southern state governments and US Congress. History.com states, “ For its part, the Ku Klux Klan dedicated itself to an underground campaign of violence against Republican leaders and voters in an effort to reverse the policies of Radical Reconstruction and restore white supremacy in the South.” This shows that even though the KKK were given conflict, they still managed to work around it and try their best to stop what they didn’t want …show more content…
The Klan members wore masks and dressed themselves in long robes with hoods that they usually only put up at night. Through all of the conflict and troubles, the KKK was claimed that they “did not boast a well-organized structure”, according to history.com. The people in the Klan attacked at night, and they did it on their own, not as a huge group. However, they all attacked for the same reason, defeating Radical Reconstruction and “restoring white supremacy in the South”. History.com states , “Klan activity flourished particularly in the regions of the South where blacks were a minority or a small majority of the population, and was relatively limited in others.” This shows that the KKK had very certain mind set for where and when they were going to