Gonzalez 1 Leila Gonzalez Mr. Chorney History 12/10/15 The Ku Klux Klan Thesis Statement: The Ku Klux Klan is a hate group that wanted to purify America by eliminating the minorities they were opposed to with violent tactics‚ and forcing them to live in fear. Introduction A. What is the Ku Klux Klan? 1. The Ku Klux Klan was founded in 1866 by John D. Kennedy‚ Captain John C. Lester and Frank O. McCord and others in Pulaski‚ Tennessee. 2. The name was taken from the greek word “kyklos” meaning
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Klu Klux Klan Trivia 1st Klan: 1865-1870s 2nd Klan: 1915-1944 3rd Klan: since 1946 1. The Ku Klux Klan was created in1865-1866. It was established during a meeting in Pulaski‚ Tennessee‚ by six former well-educated Confederate officers‚ including the famous Nathan Bedford Forrest‚ who later became its first leader. 2. The Klan adopted their name from the Greek word kuklos. The word means‚ "circle" in Greek. 3. The Klan officially disbanded in 1869. From 1868-1870‚ federal
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The Ku Klux Klan is on Malcolm’s doorstep before he’s even born. They show up when Malcolm’s mom is pregnant with him and threat to harm his father for spreading the Pan African message of Marcus G. When Malcolm’s dad comes back from Milwaukee and his wife tells the story of what happen Malcolm dad gets very pissed. So once Malcolm is born his father moves the whole family to Milwaukee. When Malcolm was four the black legion burn down the house. Malcolm dad shows style by treating Malcolm better
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Jews. Another group during this time was a group called the Ku Klux Klan‚ which is a white supremacist committee. Despite the fact that these two groups were different in some ways‚ they were also the same in others‚ because they both have a purpose for their group‚ both had a leader which influenced many others‚ and lastly‚ both have had acts of violence and murder towards the race they hate. Both the Nazis and Ku Klux Klan have had their differences. The Nazis were Germans who were out to kill
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| The Ku Klux Klan | A Domestic Extremist Group | | | The Ku Klux Klan was a white underground terrorist group. They would not accept black people as equals. Members of the Ku Klux Klan dressed in white robes to stress their belief that whites were superior to blacks. As a result many black people did not register to vote and kept away from white areas. They created a wave of terror which included threats of violence‚ bullying‚ lynching‚ setting fire to buildings and murder‚ among
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diamond in coal is the Ku Klux Klan. The original Ku Klux Klan was formed‚ in April 1866‚ as a social organization for ex-confederates in Pulaski‚ Tennessee. This was during the time after the civil war‚ known as the Reconstruction period (Benet ’s). The name Ku Klux Klan came from the Greek word kuklos‚ meaning band or circle (Benet ’s). The Ku Klux Klan spread very rapidly through the south and soon got the nickname of the "Invisible Empire" (Ingalls). The Ku Klux Klan has been referred to by
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KKK and Neo-Nazis The Ku Klux Klan was formed during the end of the Civil War in order to deny the civil rights of Southern African Americans. They are one of the oldest hate groups in America with a violent history that opposed everyone that wasn’t a white‚ protestant‚ Christian American. This includes Jewish‚ lesbian‚ gay‚ and immigrant individuals. Only recently do they allow Catholics into their numbers. They are infamous in popular culture as wearing white robes and hoods‚ burning crosses
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and the way of life. There were four major groups that are involved in this movement. They are the Ku Klux Klan (founded in 1865)‚ the Knights of the White Camellia (founded in 1867)‚ the White League (founded in 1874)‚ and the Red Shirts (founded in 1874). They formed political and social groups that promoted whites and oppress blacks. They did not believe blacks had any rights that the whites had‚ and that they should never have the same rights as the whites did. They tried to enact laws that would
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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
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states which had seceded from the union. When attacked by Confederate forces on the first morning 6 April 1862‚ at The Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee it had devastating casualties to Grants army. President Lincoln had several demands for Grant’s removal from command. Lincoln refused‚ stating‚ “I can’t spare this man. He fights.” – 1862. The next day with Grant’s army strengthened by troops from Major General Don Carlos Buell he had confederate forces unclear with what he was going to do next‚ he sent
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