against free blacks and their white supporters. The KKK had a wide array of uneducated people because their main incentive was to recruit young‚ homeless‚ and mindless children to follow in their footsteps and become a member of the KKK. In many instances Klan members were taught the KKK did not believe that blacks were capable of the necessary decision making in life‚ they thought that Blacks were sub-human(Student Handbook 316). The KKK had many wrong beliefs‚ like that Blacks were not
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Just because the Civil Rights Act was passed does not mean there is not still racism in America‚ especially when the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) has been around. Individuals seem to think the KKK deserves punishment for their acts of violence‚ well in my opinion they thought wrong. The Klan committed numerous acts against African Americans and went without punishment. The KKK has been able to commit acts of intimidation without punishment since the people in the Klan got help from the police. Everybody knew
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The KKK was a dangerous group of people who thought that the whites were better than everyone else but the most targeted group was blacks. They thought that if they put themselves into a position of power then the blacks wouldn’t do anything. And it went that way but later on‚ in the story‚ blacks got angry and wouldn’t stand for the oppression. They also struck fear into the hearts of blacks by physical and psychological tactics. The KKK was created by a group of confederate soldiers because
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guilty due to racism. In the south the racist group the Ku Klux Klan or the KKK provided a big effect on people’s racial aspect of African Americans during that time. In conclusion It would make people think that the white race is the best and blacks should not be aloud to have rights or be treated equally. America experienced great economic prosperity‚ but the black community was outraged by the wrongdoings of the KKK. The KKK used propaganda such as speeches and also pictures to persuade the citizens
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Klux Klan (KKK). We chose this topic because it’s something the four of us are very interested in. The KKK were against people specifically because of their race or religion. That was a big issue in the past‚ but it’s still a problem we see today. That is why we wanted to focus on the Ku Klux Klan for history fair this year. This Klan was founded on things like racism‚ anti-Semitism‚ white supremacy and hatred. For our history fair project‚ our group wanted to find out exactly who the KKK was and why
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Johnny Reeves was really not a good person. Johnny reeves was a preacher for the KKK and he didn’t have any respect for African American people. Respect; a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities‚ qualities‚ or achievements. In this story Johnny was never a witness but he always reacted to everything that happened. I argue that Johnny Reeves was very rude toward all people because he never learns to accept African Americans for who they really are. He also
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C. Lester and Frank O. McCord and others in Pulaski‚ Tennessee. 2. The name was taken from the greek word “kyklos” meaning circle. 3. The KKK’s goal was to purify America by restoring white supremacy with threats and violent tactics. 4. The KKK claims to be a christian organization‚ but in modern times it’s influenced by theological and political
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Modern-Day Nationalism Nationalism is loyalty and devotion to a nation. It is a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations or supranational groups. It is living by and for your country and your race. It is also standing by our culture‚ patronizing our own products. It is also being aware to promote our culture & heritage so that other nation may also
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Liongson - Outstanding Philippine playwright in Spanish and founding president of Circulo Escenico‚ Pampanga’s Spanish theatrical group that became nationally renowned. 2. Aurelio Tolentino - one of the mystics of the Katipunan‚ a compadre of Andres Bonifacio‚ a nationalist writer in both Kapampangan and Tagalog. He coined the worddula for drama and ironically became known in history as the Father of Tagalog Drama for his anti-US colonial masterpiece Kahapon‚ Ngayon at Bukas. A theatre at the Cultural
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and better. These events did not really have a leader unlike the large organisations that were helping but only had followers of certain beliefs. One of the most sinister and extremist groups opposing the Civil Rights Movement was the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) who had
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