Pros And Cons Of The Ku Klux Klan

The Ku Klux Klan is considered an extremist group in America, they first become a group in the 1860s which is long before King was even born. When King was imprisoned in Birmingham jail, he was called an extremist even though he led nonviolent protests. Extremists can be either good or bad, which from a middle stand point is beneficial. If we only had the extreme side of the KKK and the middle white moderate, we would fall into a world of complete anarchy and detestation for fellow mankind, due to simply the color of their skin or their religion. When King was called an extremist, he wrote “I stand in the middle of two opposing forces… one is a force of complacency…the other force is one of bitterness, hatred, and it comes perilously close to advocating violence.” (King 570-571) King understood that to be called an extremist was not a harmful thing, it meant that he was causing a change and standing up for the good and equality of mankind. In current society, there are modern day Nazis called “neo-Nazis,” they host rallies to spread their views of animosity, but at these rallies there are usually people spreading words of love and peace, these people are like the current day Dr. Kings because they understand that everyone has a right to a life.
If these modern-day Kings didn’t protest, if they were indifferent to the situation, and if they didn’t fight against the modern day KKK and neo-Nazis then entire cities would fall to their power, the beautiful equilibrium of this country would