...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 Reconstruction Era that occurred several years after the Civil War was proved to be a difficult time for many americans. Some people agree that the Reconstruction was successful in some ways, but people also agree that the Reconstruction failed socially, economically, and politically. There were not many ways in which the Reconstruction was successful. Before the Reconstruction Era occurred, congress added the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States constitution. The 13th amendment states that “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States or and place subject to their jurisdiction…” (Doc B) This would mean...
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...Head: KU KLUX KLAN Ku Klux Klan and the Franciscan Values Cardinal Stritch University ASB-219 Bradley Houston February 21, 2012 How does one determine if the organization known as the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) either defies or embodies the Franciscan values Cardinal Stritch has in place for its students? In order to answer this question we must break down the KKK’s history and compare it to the values of the Franciscan tradition. The Ku Klux Klan is a movement that has been very controversial since the Civil War. The Klan as they call themselves was created as a result of the occupation of Federal troops in the South. The KKK’s purpose at the time was to provide the people of the south with the leadership to bring back the values of Western Civilization that was taken from them. In the 1920’s the Klan had its most popular era. At this time the KKK was the most active politically then it has ever been in history. The people who believed in movement came together against the advancement of African Americans, Jews, and other minorities. The KKK members were very violent and used harsh actions to get their point across, but their actions were supported by their strong belief in their religion and the culture in which they were brought up in. The Klan did as it believed, they did what they thought was right and for their time period and acted in the way their culture brought them up to act. The name Ku Klux Klan...
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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 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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...The Ku Klux Klan was an immensely hateful terrorist group who wanted white supremacy. There are three time periods in American history in which the Ku Klux Klan had a strong presents, however I will only be informing you about the first two times the Klan emerged. In the late 1860s and early 70s during the reconstruction era, the 1920s to the mid 1940s after WWI and into the beginning of WWII, and in the 1950s and 60s during the civil rights movement. The first Ku Klux Klan was founded in Pulaski Tennessee, in late 1865 or early 1866 by Nathan Bedford Forrest and other confederate veterans opposed to reconstruction after the civil war. The group was fueled by resentment of the newly granted political and civil rights of African Americans....
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...The Reconstruction Era was from 1865 to 1877, following the Civil War. In this era, the United States experienced reconstruction to help restore its socioeconomic and physical environment from the aftermath of the war’s damage. Some goals included ensuring civil rights to free African Americans through the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, reuniting the Southern States into the Union, and trying to restructure and build the ties between the state and federal governments. However, Reconstruction also led to the failure to protect African Americans through the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist groups, and the economic success that was gained during Reconstruction was not evenly distributed and was unstable. Reconstruction became successful...
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...The Ku Klux Klan brought fear upon many people during the 1930’s, even though it started before then. The cause of the Ku Klux Klan instilling fear, people started lynching mobs because they felt threatened and not protected.” To be punished without legal process(especially by hanging) or authority.Putting a person to death by a mob action without due or process of law.”In america lynching took place from the late 18th century through the 1960’s and occurred mostly towards the southern and bordered states. It was basically a practice which was devoted to in the name of justice. African American The KKK (Ku Klux Klan) was founded on December 24, 1865 and originated from Pulaski, Tennessee. A group of confederate veterans convened to form a...
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...Daniel Burros was one of the many members interviewed in the investigation of the Ku Klux Klan and like all the others he refused to testify. Burros and the others were scared of what the Klan members would do to him if he incriminated any member in the well known hate group, but unlike the others Burros had a secret he was hiding. New York Times put out the secret that ruin him. Burros was exposed for being born and raised jewish, and the fear of his fellow ‘brothers’ led him to take his life (Howell). Although there are some differences, such as the Ku Klux Klan was more violent, the KKK and the Alt-right movement are similar (Howell). The Alt-Right movement, like the Ku Klux Klan , is a white supremacist group that was founded by a man named Richard Spencer. Their belief was the white culture is being attacked by other races and is taking away their advancement. They, also, believe any other races is a threat to the white culture.This organization is mostly white men who discriminate against other races (Mackinnon-Hoban). The Ku Klux Klan is a well known hate group that was founded in Pulaski, a town...
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...the world will forever applaud, and God must forever bless." – Abraham Lincoln1 Throughout the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, he managed to accomplish many great things. However, the greatest feat he managed to procure was in 1865, specifically, the Emancipation Proclamation. Even though his life was cut short 7 months prior to the officially ratification of the 13th amendment, he was and will always be known as the driving force behind this movement. 2 "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." (13th Amendment)3 So with the new amendment came a new tide of change. Right? Not according to most Southern states that refused to collaborate with the new adjustment. The question we can pose is “why did race continue to be a fundamental social problem in the United States after the abolition of slavery in 1865?” Throughout the research paper, the answer will hopefully be uncovered along with some others pertaining to how the slaves and slave owners reacted to this new law. After the Emancipation Proclamation, which was ratified on the 13th of December in 1865, the slaves that were rebelling against the Union and were living in the Southern states were freed. The time that passed after the Emancipation Proclamation is known together as the Reconstruction.4 Even...
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...In today’s society being a person of color was deeply impacted by the post-civil war amendments as well as the start of their freedom which started with the Emancipation Proclamation. The Civil War in the 1860s consisted of the North vs the South. The North were against slavery and tried to abolish it. The South better known as the Confederacy resisted the abolishment of slavery because slavery was a huge source of income since plantations required cheap labor which slaves provided. After the war ended, and the south lost there was a rise in what became known as the Ku Klux Klan. The Ku Klux Klan is a group of white people that lynched and killed colored people. They believe that whites are the superior race and that black people are an abomination...
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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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...African Americans Journey to attain Equality and Civil Rights African Americans Journey to attain Equality and Civil Rights African-Americans have been fighting to end segregation and discrimination ever since slavery began. The “isolation” on which they endured to attain civil rights and equality was crucial at this point in time. In relationship to their work to end slavery, the technology, politics, military, culture, and society played a huge role. This role was persistent when African Americans were slaves and when they began to break free from being known as property. At times, the ending of isolation had resulted of periods of tension and struggle. African Americans have worked hard to end segregation through the non-violent strategies of sit-ins, boycotting, and their massive resistance to give in to their freedom (Bowles, 2011). The enduring fight and struggles to end racial discrimination plus attain equality and civil rights have, and will continue to be an ongoing battle for existing and future African-Americans. The strategies that African Americans used to end this discrimination have been influential and will be forever known in history as strong individuals because they endured beatings, were thought of as property, and had to fight for any type of rights but they still fought for freedom and against the injustice of slavery. The fight for slavery started many years before the first slaves came to the United States. The history of slavery in the United States...
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...Just after the mid 1800’s the newly unified United States was still going through the reconstruction of their nation after the civil war. While the country was coming together, questions were being raised about the revolutionary changes regarding social and constitutional ideas. A better understanding of whether there were any revolutionary changes as a result of the civil war can be gained by looking at the decisions made regarding state's power or federal power, black rights, and the untold racism at the time as a result of blacks gaining rights. On a political level a revolution occurred but because of the radical rise of racism after the civil war and even the amount of racism today, socially there is still a long way to go with the battle against racism. During and after the civil war the federal government realized it had to make a change and rule over the state governments. At the end of the secession from the north the government realized that they can not standby and watch the south become its own sovereign country...
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...Reconstruction and Race Relations XXXXXXXX Professor XXXXXX Contemporary U.S. History October 17, 2013 Reconstruction and Race Relations The Civil War consisted of several events during the Reconstruction period. Many complications occurred between white Americans and black people as the struggle for equality began. Prior to the end of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. The Wade-Davis Bill was proposed by Congress to counter Lincoln’s 10 percent rule for support. The Wade-Davis Bill suggested that 51 percent of voters pledge support to the United States before being accepted back into the Union. Lincoln pocket-vetoed this bill in order to prevent it from becoming law (Reconstruction Following the Civil War, 1999). The ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865 abolished slavery in the South (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2013). The Freedmen’s Bureau was established in 1865 by congress during the Reconstruction period and was designed to manage new schools, provide food and healthcare to the new freed African Americans. Led by Major General Oliver O. Howard, The Bureau’s most notable achievement was the establishment of education by building more than 1,000 black schools and expending over $400,000 on establishing teacher-training institutions. The greatest failure was the disbursement of abandoned lands to the freed slaves. The south was determined to make the transition to freedom very difficult for the...
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