Why Was The Ku Klux Klan Accepted?

Why Was the KKK Accepted? The Ku Klux Klan’s main motive was to prevent black people from having political power, specifically for voting. There were multiple contributing factors that made the Ku Klux Klan’s violence seem possible and acceptable to Americans. The most prominent reason was the instillment of fear. The Yorkville Enquirer of South Carolina states, “He expressed the belief that the reason why these parties persisted in such acts was the certainty they felt that no person would dare to testify against them” (Responding to Violence: Public Opinion and the Law). They used fear to continue the cycle of their attacks and violent ideas. The people affected were too afraid to speak up and testify against them for punishment in court.