The Ku Klux Klan
And Justice For All
Dating all the way back to the 17th century, racism has been a topic of discussion all over the world. Leaders of different countries have had to face mobs and meetings where their own citizens plan to bring down their king because of how he treats people other than whites. Many lives have been lost due to uprisings angry people have put into action on their own street. Groups like the Ku Klux Klan go completely against what the Bill of Rights states, that “All men are created equal.” (Winerip, 2) Hiram Evans states in his article, North American Review, that “there are many millions who have never joined but who think and feel and - when called on - fight with us.” (Evans, 1). He believes that the Klan is something to be looked up on because they are taking a stand in what they believe. The Klan is the cause of hundreds of deaths and is still causing trouble today with their acts of violence, their violation of human rights, and how they claim to be a “Christian” group, following the Protestant religion, when they go against what Christians believe. The original Ku Klux Klan was founded in 1865, following the Civil War. It began with Southerners and ex-Confederate soldiers opposing the Reconstruction of the war. There are three different Klans, each founded in different parts of the United States. The first, began in the small town of Pulaski on Tennessee’s southern border. The second group derives from Atlanta, Georgia where it developed a modern business system of
Cottle 3 recruiting which eventually paid most of the initiation fee and costume charges. At it’s peak in 1921, the KKK claimed to include about 15% of the nations eligible population, between 4 and 5 million men. (Wikipedia, 3). The last Klan was founded somewhere between the 1950’s and 1960’s by William J. Simmons. It all began with Southern police departments forming alliances with the Klan in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1999, the city council of Charleston, South
Dating all the way back to the 17th century, racism has been a topic of discussion all over the world. Leaders of different countries have had to face mobs and meetings where their own citizens plan to bring down their king because of how he treats people other than whites. Many lives have been lost due to uprisings angry people have put into action on their own street. Groups like the Ku Klux Klan go completely against what the Bill of Rights states, that “All men are created equal.” (Winerip, 2) Hiram Evans states in his article, North American Review, that “there are many millions who have never joined but who think and feel and - when called on - fight with us.” (Evans, 1). He believes that the Klan is something to be looked up on because they are taking a stand in what they believe. The Klan is the cause of hundreds of deaths and is still causing trouble today with their acts of violence, their violation of human rights, and how they claim to be a “Christian” group, following the Protestant religion, when they go against what Christians believe. The original Ku Klux Klan was founded in 1865, following the Civil War. It began with Southerners and ex-Confederate soldiers opposing the Reconstruction of the war. There are three different Klans, each founded in different parts of the United States. The first, began in the small town of Pulaski on Tennessee’s southern border. The second group derives from Atlanta, Georgia where it developed a modern business system of
Cottle 3 recruiting which eventually paid most of the initiation fee and costume charges. At it’s peak in 1921, the KKK claimed to include about 15% of the nations eligible population, between 4 and 5 million men. (Wikipedia, 3). The last Klan was founded somewhere between the 1950’s and 1960’s by William J. Simmons. It all began with Southern police departments forming alliances with the Klan in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1999, the city council of Charleston, South