Negative Effects Of The Ku Klux Klan
The roaring 20's was the time for people to express and get out into the world and do things they would not normally do. It was a time for dancing, art, and entertainment to emerge into society. Traditionalist did not always approve of these new activities among the youth. However, negative influences started to appear in the south. A terrorist group known as the Ku Klux Klan was created to create fear among African Americans to hold their power within the south. "The name Ku Klux Klan was derived from the Greek word kyklos meaning circle and the Scottish-Gaelic word clan" ("KU KLUX KLAN").
The beginning of a soon to be controversial group was created in 1865 by a group of former Confederate soldiers who organized a social club and spent …show more content…
To the Bill, it defined lynching as an assembly of three or more acting in the purpose of depriving one's from life without the authority of the law. The legislation was broken down into three parts. "First, the act punished state and municipal officers who failed to do their duty in protecting the lives of persons from mobs. Second, the act punished the perpetrators of the crime of lynching by federal prosecution. Third, the act compelled the county where the crime was committed to make compensation, by forfeiture of $10,000 to the family, or if no family, to dependent parents, and if none, to the United States." (Jager) The first successful legal action taken upon a lyncher for a civil rights violation was in 1946 but by that time, lynching was a rare sight and had ended by then.
As seen in this cartoon, Klan members look up to a lynched man from a tree. They all are gathered around the tree showing that this is a community event displaying something that brings everyone together. The title "Their Christmas Tree" (Ku Klux Klan Political Images) gives a clear example on how family and friends come together and celebrate the holidays whereas in this picture, the Klan people are gathered around the lynched victim to celebrate their doing. With the cross being burned in the picture, it is eliminating the darkness of the black man and shining light of the Klans
The beginning of a soon to be controversial group was created in 1865 by a group of former Confederate soldiers who organized a social club and spent …show more content…
To the Bill, it defined lynching as an assembly of three or more acting in the purpose of depriving one's from life without the authority of the law. The legislation was broken down into three parts. "First, the act punished state and municipal officers who failed to do their duty in protecting the lives of persons from mobs. Second, the act punished the perpetrators of the crime of lynching by federal prosecution. Third, the act compelled the county where the crime was committed to make compensation, by forfeiture of $10,000 to the family, or if no family, to dependent parents, and if none, to the United States." (Jager) The first successful legal action taken upon a lyncher for a civil rights violation was in 1946 but by that time, lynching was a rare sight and had ended by then.
As seen in this cartoon, Klan members look up to a lynched man from a tree. They all are gathered around the tree showing that this is a community event displaying something that brings everyone together. The title "Their Christmas Tree" (Ku Klux Klan Political Images) gives a clear example on how family and friends come together and celebrate the holidays whereas in this picture, the Klan people are gathered around the lynched victim to celebrate their doing. With the cross being burned in the picture, it is eliminating the darkness of the black man and shining light of the Klans