...equality, then got pushed back by the government and white supremacy. One of the main leaders of this movement was the Ku Klux Klan, also known as the KKK, a white supremacist group that heavily impacted the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s. The KKK’s attacks against African-Americans’ equality surprisingly benefitted the Civil Right Movement by gaining international attention and creating empathy for the African-Americans in the south. The KKK was a group made mostly of poor, white southerners. It began in 1866 in Pulaski, Tennessee, and spread massively into the south, covering...
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...According to the law, civil rights are something that everyone is granted. However, history has shown that this has not always been the case. In the United States, civil rights are supposed to be for all people. Throughout history, there have been many disagreements in the Civil Rights Movement. One group who shared a negative opinion about the advancement of black people is the Ku Klux Klan. The Ku Klux Klan opposed equal rights between whites and blacks and used violence to show their opinion. The Ku Klux Klan also known as the KKK or the Klan, had a large, negative impact on the long struggle for civil rights. The KKK impacted the Civil Rights Movement by killing or lynching both black and white people who fought for equal rights. For...
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...KKK “Ku Klux Klan” [pic] Ex-Confederate soldiers established the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1866. The Klan extended into almost every southern state by 1870. They developed the first two words of their name from the Greek word kyklos, meaning circle and took the third as a variant of the word clan. The Klan soon turned to intimidating newly freed African Americans. Riding at night the Klan terrorized and sometimes murdered those it opposed. Members adopted a hooded white costume and the white costume intended to represent the ghosts of the Confederate. The costume was used to avoid identification and to frighten victims during nighttime raids. Its members waged an underground campaign of intimidation and violence directed at white and black Republican leaders. Though Congress passed legislation designed to curb Klan terrorism, the organization saw its primary goal. It was the reestablishment of white supremacy through Democratic victories in state legislatures across the South in the 1870s. After a period of decline, white Protestant nativist groups revived the Klan in the early 20th century. Burning crosses, staging rallies, parades and marches expressing their hatred for immigrants, Catholics, Jews, blacks and organized labor. The civil rights movement of the 1960s also saw a surge of Ku Klux Klan activity, including bombings of black schools and churches and violence against black and white activists in the South. Shortly after the KKK's formation a man...
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...Term Paper Ku Klux Klan What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name Ku Klux Klan? Probably you think of mean, heartless, white people that wore white robes with a cone on top that murdered thousands of African Americans. Most of this assumption is correct but the Klan not only attacked African Americans they also attacked Jews, Roman Catholics and immigrants just to name a few. I believe that the Ku Klux Klan is one of the most feared organizations that have ever existed in American history, yet people know so little about them. Hopefully by giving you background information and the some history, you will develop a better understanding of the Klan. When the Ku Klux Klan began they were not always known as the Ku Klux Klan. When they were founded in 1866 they created their name off of the Greek word “kyklos”, meaning circle. They called themselves the KuKlux clan which meant circle of brother. They later changed their name again, to the name they still use to Ku Klux Klan. The Ku Klux Klan was America’s first real terrorist group following the Civil War. The Ku Klux Klan had three very distinct movements the first from 1865-1875, the second 1915-1944, and the third movement occurred during the 1950’s and 60’s. The first movement by the Klan began around 1866 in Pulaski, Tennessee, what sparked this first movement was the rise in African American rights and they wanted to reestablish white supremacy. The Klan was founded by Confederate Civil War veterans...
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...period- Howie Research Paper 30 October 2015 The Ku Klux Klan The Ku Klux Klan, also known as the KKK, was first established in 1866, it had a hatred of any race that wasn’t white American. As a result of the Civil Rights Movement the KKK was revived for the second time, also giving the south the “racist” stereotype. The 19th-century KKK was originally a social club for Confederate veterans established in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1866 (Ku Klux Klan Britannica). Most of the leaders were former members of the Confederate Army and the first Grand Wizard was Nathan Forrest, an outstanding general during the Civil War (Ku Klux Klan Spartacus). They got the name from the Greek word kyklos, which in English means “circle”; “Klan”...
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...Hate Crimes of the Ku Klux Klan Jade Schmidt Com/156 February 9, 2014 Stanley Weiss Hate Crimes of the Ku Klux Klan This is a history of hate in America- not the natural discord that characterizes a democracy, but the wild, irrational, killing hate that led men and women throughout our history. Extreme violence against others simply because of their race, nationality, religion or lifestyle (The Southern Poverty, 2011). The Ku Klux Klan is a white supremacist group, founded in 1866 created after the south lost the Civil War. The Ku Klux Klan was started by Confederate soldiers who did not believe that the newly freed blacks should have the same rights as whites. As a first membership rule of the Ku Klux Klan was, the potential member of the Ku Klux Klan could only be a native born, white protestant U.S. male. The Ku Klux Klan is classified as a hate group, causing murders, arson, rapes, and shootings against blacks and any other minority that they do not view as racially pure. The Ku Klux Klan was once one of the most feared groups in the South and is still a very well-known group across the world. Founding and Early History of the Ku Klux Klan In December 1865 a group of men came together to organize a social club. All were veterans of the war and had attended college where most were members of a frat group while attending college. There were several groups, such as Men of Justice, the Pale Faces, the White Brotherhood, and the Order of the White Rose, that came together...
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...The Ku Klux Klan: Its History and a Method of Instilling Fear While researching the Ku Klux Klan, I found a lot of interesting research related to the organization and its activities. The Ku Klux Klan founded in 1866, extended into almost every southern state by 1870 and became a vehicle for every white southern resistance to the Republican Party’s Reconstruction era policies aimed at establishing political and economic equality for blacks. Its members waged an underground campaign of intimidation and violence directed at white and black Republican leaders. Through congress passed legislation designed to Klan terrorism, the organization saw its primary goal the reestablishment of white supremacy fulfilled through Democratic victories in...
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...23, 2015 1 Intro Six college students founded the Ku Klux Klan between December 1865 and the summer of 1866 in the town of Pulaski, Tennessee. Former Confederate officers, the six young men organized as a social club or fraternity and spent their time in horseplay of various types, including wearing disguises and galloping about town after dark. They were surprised to learn that their nightly appearances were causing fear, particularly among former slaves in the area. They quickly took advantage of this effect and the group began a rapid expansion. Various factions formed in different towns, which led to a meeting in April 1867 to codify rules and organizational structure. (http://archive.adl.org/learn/ext_us/kkk/history.html?LEARN_Cat=ExtremismLEARN_SubCat=Extremism_in_Americaxpicked=4item=kkk) At this meeting, former Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest was elected Grand Wizard, or supreme leader, of all the Klan. The organization was divided into a number of realms, dominions, provinces and dens, which were in turn led by Grand Dragons, Titans, Giants and Cyclopes. The policies of Reconstruction -- aiming to extend the rights of Southern blacks -- had the unintended effect of pushing hundreds of resentful and anxious veterans into the Klan, which soon began instituting a systematic policy of violence in opposition to the new social order. Former slaves were the obvious target of this terrorism, but the Klan also harassed, intimidated and even killed Northern teachers...
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...Summary: According to the History Channel “at the end of the American civil war radical members of congress attempted to destroy the white power structures of the rebel states”(History Channel 1). The NAACP the congress of Racial Equality these campaigns wanted to give African-American a voice. Which caused the beginning of the Ku Klux Klan as well known as the (KKK) they extended far into every southern state by late 1870. Relevance to Research Question (How does this source answer my question and how does it relate to my other sources):Racism and police brutality began when the south lost the civil war against the north. They formed a group called the Ku Klux Klan to take away rights to African-Americans. The Klan became somewhat of a vehicle...
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...The Ku-Klux-Klan: a racial organisation in the United States Table of Contents 1. Preface 1 2. History and development of the Ku-Klux-Klan 1 2.1 The first Klan 1 2.2 The second Klan: 1915- 1944 2 2.3 The third Klan: 1944-1976 4 2.4 The fourth Klan 5 2.5 The fifth Klan or 33-5 6 2.6 The Ku-Klux-Klan today 7 3. Structure and traditions of the Ku-Klux-Klan 8 3.1 Appearance, Symbols and Rituals 9 4. Conclusion 11 Bibliography 1. Preface No other conservative movement in the American history is as popular as the Ku-Klux-Klan, none was more militant, and none is so legendary to this day. During its 146 years long existence, the Klan has never disappeared. Even today it still has a strong attraction, not only for Americans, but also for people all over the world. From a small group, which was founded by six young men for their amusement, it developed into a nationwide terror regime in the United States. In the following text, I will describe the development of the Klan since its founding in 1866 until today and explain its structure and rites. 2. History and development of the Ku-Klux-Klan 2.1 The first Klan On 9th April 1865, the American Civil War ended with the result that the slavery was abolished. However, the situation of the black did hardly change. Without further education, labor and civil rights they had no chance to feel free. Moreover, the "Black Codes" were introduced, which are special laws that placed restrictions...
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...The Ku Klux Klan, which is often referred to and abbreviated as “KKK,” originated in the South during the 1860’s. It later died out in 1870, and was re-established in in the early 1900’s. “A new version of the Ku Klux Klan arose during the early 1920s. Throughout this time period, immigration, fear of radicalism, and a revolution in morals and manners fanned anxiety in large parts of the country. Roman Catholics, Jews, African Americans, and foreigners were only the most obvious targets of the Klan's fear mongering. Bootleggers and divorcees were also targets (Digital History).” At first the main objective of white supremacy organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan, the White Brotherhood, the Men of Justice, the Constitutional Union Guards and the Knights of the White Camelia was to stop black people from voting. After white governments had been established in the South the Ku Klux Klan continued to undermine the power of blacks. Successful black businessmen were attacked and any attempt to form black protection groups such as trade unions was quickly dealt with. In 1920, two Atlanta publicists, Edward Clarke, a former Atlanta journalist, and Bessie Tyler, a former madam, took over an organization that had formed to promote World War I fund drives. At that time, the organization had 3,000 members. In three years they built it into the Southern Publicity Association, a national organization with three million members. With the growth of the organization, they were able to control...
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... the importance of slavery was central to the South’s economy. The Civil War In the mid 19th century, America expanded and six new states were admitted to the Union. Along with a growing abolition movement, a great debate over slavery began...
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...The Rise of the Ku Klux Klan Jeannine Evans HIST101 American History to 1877 Instructor: Kathleen Davis June 15, 2013 When the civil war ended, the Republican Party developed the Reconstruction program, which threatened to turn the south upside down. The Reconstruction was developed with the intention of giving blacks the chance for a new and better life. Upon being freed some blacks stayed with their old masters, yet many left in search of opportunities in education and land ownership. There were many things that stood in their way of these tasks. There were the “black codes” which required black to carry identification and even have a curfew. Labor contracts even bounded the “freed” slaves to their respective plantations. There was even the Jim Crow Laws which directly undermined the status of black by placing them under unfair restrictions. In 1866, six veterans of the confederate army formed a secret society named the Ku Klux Klan, from the Greek word Kuklos, meaning circle. When the Ku Klux Klan was in its infancy, they were organized like a social group. They would help citizens, one of whom was reported in the Franklin View, a Nashville paper as follows: “The Franklin Review of yesterday related that the Ku Klux a few nights since visited the home of a poor widow whose two sons had fallen in the Confederate service, leaving on her doorstep a package containing one hundred dollars and a quantity of domestics, calicoes and other dry goods. A widow lady of Williamson...
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...The KKK or Ku Klux Klan is named of three movements, the first, second, and third Klan, all during three different time periods. Throughout these time periods the KKK rose and fell, to emerge again in a new time period. The first Klan was founded by six confederate veterans from Pulaski, Tennessee in 1865. It lasted from 1865- the 1870s before dying down, then reemerging in the early 1900s. During this time the Ku Klux Klan members made their own costumes, which comprised of a white robe, mask and hat, and was intentioned to not only hide their identities, but also to be harrowing. The costumes also added terror to their night time attacks, which is when they mainly attacked. Most Klans operated in small towns and bucolic areas. The KKK committed...
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...Title Author Institution The Ku Klux Klan Domestic terrorism is simply defined as terrorism practiced in one’s own country against fellow countrymen but with the many cases of terrorism being highlighted all around the world each day, terrorism has generally gained many more definitions. Regardless of this though, terrorism is one of the world’s greatest challenges in the 21st century. The United Nations Secretary General described terrorism in 2004 as any act intended to cause serious harm or death to civilians with the purpose of compelling a government or an international organization or with the objective of intimidating a population to do or refrain from doing an act. Domestic terrorism is a form of terrorism normally used to advance certain social or political interests of a group or section of the society. This form of terrorism has been occurring for a long time and it has been argued by some authorities that domestic terrorism acts were present long before the acts were legally defined (Hess & Orthmann, 2009). In the United States, domestic terrorism is a weighty matter with many terrorist groups being active all around the nation. One such group labeled as a domestic terrorist organization is the Ku Klux Klan, a right-wing white supremacist organization classified as terrorist in the US. Often abbreviated as the KKK and also known informally as The Klan, this far-right organization has advocated for extremist reactionary notions such as white...
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