...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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...Terrorist Organization the Ku Klux Klan 1 Terrorist Organization the Ku Klux Klan Excelsior College January 10, 2008 Terrorist Organization the Ku Klux Klan 2 Terrorist Organization the Ku Klux Klan The actions of this group have taught many lessons through out the United States, especially in the deep southern states. We will discuss particular cases that created fear and intimidation to an entire race of people. I feel the KKK from it’s beginning to the present preaches violence and hatred. This is a group that doesn’t believe that another race should have any civil or human rights now in the 21st century and have caused tough race relations within our society. The Klan has even committed murder at times to use as a display of power and control, together at meetings often dressed up in their white robes to be intimidating to others. Blacks have won the struggle for freedom from slavery, but now face a new struggle against racism and terrorism from the KKK. The number of incidents involving the Klan has since tapered off from the late 1960’s, but it still hasn’t vanished. I’ll address the beginning of the KKK along with hate crimes, effect of human relations and examples of violence used from past and present. It will be clear that the KKK organization is a terrorist activity no different from other known terrorist groups today. “Around 1865 in Pulaski,...
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...the South At the time of Ulysses S Grants’ election to the presidency, white supremacists were conducting a reign of terror throughout the south in outright defiance of the Republican-led federal government. The most violent organization to rise, during this time, was the Ku Klux Klan, otherwise known as the KKK. Formed in Pulaski, Tennessee ; the Ku Klux Klan was originally a social club, but then grew violent as they felt violated by the federal government. The Ku Klux Klan grew into a hooded terrorist organization and included all classes of society. At the Klan’s peak, the membership exceeded four million people . Abram Colby, a former slave, reported being beaten violently by a lawyer, a doctor, and several farmers...
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...The main character in this short story called ” The Final Flame” is Noadiah Bowers. He is 19 years old. People do call him Noah. Noah’s father is an imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Noah does not understand that the Ku Klux Klan does not like black people, and Noah is antiracists. Noah is repulsed from the Ku Klux Klan, and therefor he is waiting to become of age and to be very independent form his father. Noah meets a black girl, who is called Alaine. Alaine makes Noah feel for being a better human. When he meets her, he is very trustworthy, patience and lovely. This could be, because he feels some kind of quilt for his past in the Ku Klux Klan. It makes him think over his past, because Alaine is a black woman. She has lots of influence on Noah. There is a point in the short story, where it stands: “The Klan was just a bunch of racist white people mad at the world for no reason” This quote shows his opinion and it shows how independent he is from his father. It shows us, that he thinks the Ku Klux Klan is a racist Klan, and he does not like it. He cannot understand why the Klan does hate the black people, because he is antiracists. Another point in the short story tells us: “"Oh no. A 'par-tay' with Timmy Two-Face meant four things. Hitting up girls, drinking and smoking, joy-riding, and hunting and burning Negros. Not my cup of tea. It was more like a cup of frog juice in my opinion” This quote shows that our main character is not as the other persons in the story...
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...two major historical turning points in the period under discussion. The first major historical turning point was the changing roles of women. Women won the right to vote with the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, one of the final great reforms of the Progressive era. A group of congressmen proposed an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution in 1923. It states: “Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction” (Schultz, 2012 p.379). The amendment’s objective was to eliminate all legal distinctions between the sexes, such as those who permitted different pay scales for men and women doing the same job. The second historical turning point was the Resurgence of the Klan. The Ku Klux Klan, and organizations formed to “redeem” the South after Reconstruction, enjoyed a revival in the 1920s after being reborn in a ceremony on Georgia’s Stone Mountain in 1915. The third historical turning point was the stock market crash of October 1929....
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...Ku Klux Klan is composed of three distinct movements formed in the United States of America and were strongly advocating for the white supremacy. The movements also advocated and championed for white nationalism anti-catholic, Nordicism and anti-immigration. The earliest group of the KKK was formed immediately after the civil war. As Tucker, 1991 states, “The Klan was racist, white, and Anglo-Saxon. It had its violent fringes, mostly in the South and Southwest (Tucker, 1991). This paper will discuss the role that Christian beliefs and practices played in the various manifestations of the Ku Klux Klan since the early 1900s. It will also discuss how the Klan’s outlook has changed over time, and what this might tell us about changing understandings...
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...equal to us. In Virginia, The Ku Klux Klan has just started to reemerge itself into areas where they feel their work will most likely be appreciated, with of hopes of recruiting new members who like themselves are tired of the government and their changes. Since the reelection of President Obama, Three chapters have surfaced by way of rallies, and burning crosses, these events are held randomly to show there is zero tolerance for rights given to those who the Klan members feel are less than deserving. People are angry today about gay rights, extreme racial changes within the population and of course the fact that we have elected a black president not only one term, but bought him back for a second term. The KKK (Ku Klux Klan) are a radically driven group of individuals who channel their hatred for others that are not white in heritage. The group prides itself on its heritage within the confederacy and believes those who are not born of white decent are not entitled to the privileges of those who are. This mindset has been in existence since the early 1800”s and its meaning comes from the Scottish and Greek meaning “The Family” (Timeline of the Ku Klux Klan, 1997)where a confederate General by the name of Nathan Bedford Forrest founded the group. With the War Between the States, widows and orphans were left behind, the genesis of Ku Klux Klan was designed to help these individuals by keeping them close and safe for others. Branches of the Klan started to appear across the...
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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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...Hate Crimes Against African-American Tonja Charletta Cash 4/29/12 Hate Crimes Against African Americans Two African-American, 16 year old girls were walking home from a school function. They were walking through a predominately white neighborhood. One was wearing her school cheerleading outfit and the other was wearing a hoodie, and it was covering her head. Which one will be racially profiled? Hate crimes happen in small towns and large cities. They happen in every state: north, south, east, and west. They involve everything from simple graffiti to brutal murders. They may be called hate crimes, bias crimes, civil rights crimes, or ethnic intimidation. Hate crimes are crimes committed because of the race, releigion, sexual orientation, or other group memebership of the victim. The precise groups that are included in the definition of hate crime vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. African-Americans have been targeted for generations. There have been many white against black crimes, and police against black crimes. Has there been any improvement in the last 50 years? Racially motivated attacks agaist African-Americans rose more than 8% in 2008. While crimes...
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...War/Reconstruction Amendments, were implemented to ensure equality amongst emancipated slaves and free men. The newly added amendments were passed to show racial equality through the banning of slavery, defining of citizenship, and allowing all men the right to vote, including African Americans. Although these amendments were created to spread the equality of human beings, many people such as white Southerners were not pleased with them. White supremacists despised the fact of allowing former slaves to be seen as “free human beings”. Supporters of the Confederacy could not bear to accept the fact that African Americans were going to be granted so much “freedom”. Because of the failure to acknowledge the amendments, white supremacists created the Ku Klux Klan and other racial confederate groups. Although the Union won with effort to abolish slavery, the Confederate’s still pushed the ways of slavery and “old South” values. The thoughts...
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...How far do you agree with the view that in the 1920s the Ku Klux Klan possessed neither sizeable support nor significant influence? I disagree to a certain extent with the view that in the 1920s the Ku Klux Klan possessed neither sizeable support nor significant influence. There is evidence in their favour to show that they did indeed posses sizeable support and influence in the 1920s. The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) can be seen to have sizeable support in many ways. Firstly, by 1925 the KKK had a structure formed with a clear leadership pyramid and over 5 million members. Having 5 million members is explicit evidence that the KKK had sizeable support. Such a large number of members mean that the views and opinions of the KKK could spread to more areas around the country and increase support even more. Secondly, the KKK had changed from when it was first formed after the Civil War. It was a small town feature in the South that did not have that much support but changed in the 20s and moved away from just small towns. With this change support grew rapidly in not just rural areas of the country but also large urban conurbations. The move from small towns to large towns and even cities was important in increasing support for the KKK and this can be seen as a reason why the KKK possessed sizeable support. Thirdly, membership was not just restricted to the poor. Anyone could join no matter what their financial situation was, and this was a big change as it meant that more people could join...
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...The South did all they could to treat black people as slaves, without calling it slavery. They would hold them back from voting and making a decent living. The South did not change much politically after the war either. They had the same politicians that did before and during the war. Though they did have to go under military control that lessened their power, they made sure to get rid of the influence of that time. The South ultimately won the better end of the...
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...belief in superiority of a particular race; prejudice based on this”(oxford 118). I. Racism is caused by many factors. A. The family of an individual can influence a child’s view on other races. B. Television and movies affect the way people view racism. C. Friends and peers influence young people. II. Racism can lead to many things. A. Racism can lead to such things as hate crimes. 1. “A hate crime is a crime in which the defendant intentionally selects a victim, or in the case of a property crime, the property that is the object of a crime, because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin etc.(Altchiller 17)”. 2. Sept 15, 1963 a 13 year old boy was killed by two white youths. B. There are many people that have lost their lives true out history because of racism. 1. “Jan 30, 1956 a bomb explodes in Montgomery Alabama, home of reverent Martin Luther King (Altchiller 17). 2. “March 16. The Jewish Community Center in Nashville, Tennessee, is dynamited (Altchiller 29).” C. Not even famous people safe from racism. 1. “April 11, 1956 six “KKK” members assault singer Nat “King” Cole during a performance at Birmingnan, Alabama, municipal auditorium (Altchiller 28).” III. Racism is still a very large part of our society. A. “May 9. In Rutherfordton North Carolina, two men with Ku Klux Klan ties attack Isaiah Edgerton, his wife, and 2-year-old daughter in their house. The men, both in their twenties are charged with a hate crime. Police suspect...
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...1. Describe the organizational plans of the American Protective Association [APA] and the Ku Klux Klan. According to the text, there was often many intergroup conflicts that arose in the industrial age of America due to nativist hostility and violent clashes; however, there were other factors that began to ascend during this time, such as race riots and interethnic conflict. The American Protective Association (APA) and the Ku Klux Klan were prime supporters of these riots and conflicts by advocating for a “pure” America. In 1887, the APA formed as an anti-Catholic organization, which attracted many groups that supported hate towards Catholic, such as the Scots-Irish, the Germans, the Scandinavians, and the English. This organization was...
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...Fundamentalist Christianity is more of a threat to society than Fundamentalist Islam. Last year, a Kingstone colleague of mine stood before this debate to challenge the audience about the power of words and initially I’m going to do the same. However, my challenge is not about the power of words plural, but the power of only one word and the effect that it inevitably brings. When mentioned, the power of this word and the feelings that surround it, can change an upbeat atmosphere like ours tonight into one less gregarious and for this I apologise in advance. I can see you all bracing in anticipation, so here goes ……………………Fundamentalism. What image just sprang to mind? Was it women dressed in hijabs, young, teenage boys standing with guns or the appalling image of tortured soldiers? Whatever image it is, I expect the connotations to be associated with a religion that has become synonymous with death and revenge. There is little doubt that Fundamentalist Islam is seen by many as a threat to our society, but I stand here tonight to challenge you to consider something a little closer to home - that it is actually Fundamentalist Christianity that is more of a threat to our society rather than Fundamentalist Islam. To explore this radical concept with you, I’m going to focus on three objectives: first, I’m going to discuss the meaning of fundamentalism, second, what is fundamentalist Christianity and third, why I feel that fundamentalist Christianity is more of...
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