How Did The Klu Klux Kk Affect Civil Rights
The Ku Klux Klan: How They Affected Civil Rights
According to the United States law, civil rights are something that everyone is given. However, history has shown that this is not the case. There were some groups along the way who slowed down the path to civil rights. The Ku Klux Klan(KKK) had a huge impact on civil rights by being the first terrorist group the United States had seen.
The Ku Klux Klan are a racist group which was at its peak in early to mid 1900s when they had about four million members. The group started in Pulaski, Tennessee in 1866 by mainly ex confederate soldiers (History.com). The first grand wizard was Nathan Bedford Forrest who was an ex confederate general. Today, the KKK has about 5,000 to 8,000 members mainly …show more content…
Sometimes, if someone was to be prosecuted it was only for a short time. In 1964, three civil rights workers were killed and nobody was prosecuted. However, today the FBI is cracking down on some of these cases. For example, the church bombing in 1963, the Klansmen that did that were not convicted until 2001. The only time people tried to stop was when President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 who asked congress to investigate the KKK. The FBI had tried to help for a long time as they had secret undercover missions going from 1964-2000. The hate crime laws create a huge part in civil rights. This shows that the Klan could keep killing because nothing was happening …show more content…
It has between 5,000- 8,000 members and 190 active KKK members (sothernpovertylawcenter.com). Some recent KKK news is the former KKK leader David Duke who is currently a Louisiana State Representative endorsed presidential candidate Donald Trump. In 2016, A group rally turned violent after three counter protesters were stabbed with the American flag. Today the Klan is mainly in the deep south in states such as Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama. “Just because the Klan's numbers are very small, and their activities have primarily been limited to an occasional gathering or leafleting, doesn't mean that individuals who have been in their orbit can't act violently and commit an attack within the United States," Brian Levin, the director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, told CNN. "That is the biggest threat now from groups like the Klan.” The KKK is not as big of a threat as they once were in the civil rights era but can still be a threat today
According to the United States law, civil rights are something that everyone is given. However, history has shown that this is not the case. There were some groups along the way who slowed down the path to civil rights. The Ku Klux Klan(KKK) had a huge impact on civil rights by being the first terrorist group the United States had seen.
The Ku Klux Klan are a racist group which was at its peak in early to mid 1900s when they had about four million members. The group started in Pulaski, Tennessee in 1866 by mainly ex confederate soldiers (History.com). The first grand wizard was Nathan Bedford Forrest who was an ex confederate general. Today, the KKK has about 5,000 to 8,000 members mainly …show more content…
Sometimes, if someone was to be prosecuted it was only for a short time. In 1964, three civil rights workers were killed and nobody was prosecuted. However, today the FBI is cracking down on some of these cases. For example, the church bombing in 1963, the Klansmen that did that were not convicted until 2001. The only time people tried to stop was when President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 who asked congress to investigate the KKK. The FBI had tried to help for a long time as they had secret undercover missions going from 1964-2000. The hate crime laws create a huge part in civil rights. This shows that the Klan could keep killing because nothing was happening …show more content…
It has between 5,000- 8,000 members and 190 active KKK members (sothernpovertylawcenter.com). Some recent KKK news is the former KKK leader David Duke who is currently a Louisiana State Representative endorsed presidential candidate Donald Trump. In 2016, A group rally turned violent after three counter protesters were stabbed with the American flag. Today the Klan is mainly in the deep south in states such as Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama. “Just because the Klan's numbers are very small, and their activities have primarily been limited to an occasional gathering or leafleting, doesn't mean that individuals who have been in their orbit can't act violently and commit an attack within the United States," Brian Levin, the director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, told CNN. "That is the biggest threat now from groups like the Klan.” The KKK is not as big of a threat as they once were in the civil rights era but can still be a threat today