The Rise of the KKK By: Kylee Tyler-Breimon As a result of the Red Scare and also anti-immigrant feelings‚ groups bigots used anti-communism as their excuse to harass any group that wasn’t the same as their group. One of these groups was known as the Ku Klux Klan‚ or the KKK. The Ku Klux Klan was a secret organization that used terrorist tactics in an attempt to restore white supremacy in Southern states after the Civil war. This group was devoted to “One hundred percent Americanism”
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KKK Why? Does hatred still exist? Is it more powerful than time or knowledge? These questions could be debated in many areas from our highest court in the nation to our local official offices. The grip of hatred and its evil effect far outlives its perpetrator. The KKK was created to promote the white race as the supreme race. They used bombings‚ fires‚ and lynching to intimidate African Americans and also white people who wanted to help them. This ideology influenced government to turn a blind
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POLITICO-RELIGIOUS TERRORISM: THE KKK AND AL QAEDA Religion is‚ “a most important source of constructing identity in the network society and a frequent part of collective identity building.” Religious extremist terrorist regimes can begin as political parties within their nations‚ rise to power and adopt authoritarian militancy practices to control their states. They can use their power to “repress religious competitors and political activism on the part of some groups guarantees the mobilization
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Society telling those who feel positively about the confederate flag that they do not have the right to display it‚ because it “is a symbol of racism and slavery”‚ is an issue throughout America that causes unwanted and unnecessary problems. This issue requires education on the topic‚ and the people of America to have an open and unbiased point of view. When most people are asked‚ “what does the Confederate flag represent to you?”‚ they answer with‚ “racism”‚ “slavery”‚ or something to do with the
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The first Klan flourished in the Southern United States in the late 1860s‚ then died out ... The second KKK flourished nationwide in the early and mid-1920s Members adopted white costumes: robes‚ masks‚ and conical hats‚ designed to be outlandish and terrifying‚ and to hide their identities. The second KKK flourished nationwide in the early and mid-1920s‚ and adopted the same costumes and code words as the first Klan‚ while introducing cross burnings Three events in 1915 = catalysts to the revival
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the innocent‚ and the defenseless from the indignities‚ wrongs‚ and outrages of the lawless‚the violent‚ and the brutal; to relieve the injured and the oppressed; to succor the suffering and unfortunate‚ and especially the widows and orphans of Confederate soldiers" -Oath of the Ku Klux Klan Since the 1860s‚ white Southerners have always held a higher status than African Americans until a great change occurred that completely turned their society upside down‚ leaving the whites in fear of becoming
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Despite the fact that the Confederacy lost the Civil War‚ monuments that glorify its leaders and generals are still up in the United States‚ mainly in former Confederate states. The argument is‚ should these monuments be removed from public places? According to the Southern Poverty Law Center‚ the rise of Confederate monuments in the United States didn’t occur right after the Civil War. After the Civil War‚ the Southern states were at their weakest and it took many years to recover from the aftermath
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American is a nation with few years of existence but with as much conflict within its borders as compared to other countries in the world. America’s founding and growth to power was done with the intent of white dominance‚ never intending for those who did much of the labor that kept the economy afloat-the enslaved black people. America’s hierarchy of blacks having nothing and no chance to become anything more was shaken with the Emancipation Proclamation and ensuing 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th Amendments
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The Confederate Flag. An object of being proud to some people. To other people this flag is a symbol of the old days and racism. What is the right way and what is the wrong way to interpret this flag. I believe the Confederate flag is one of the symbol that need to be taken down‚ but not for the reason you may believe. I believe the Confederate flag should be taken down because this is a nation of equality. One of the aims for this society is to become integrated again‚ especially within the school
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These brave and honorable souls who are among the living and dead‚ that fought these wars are called veterans‚ to whom we should stand up and say “thank you’’ for protecting our country‚ letting us know that we’re safe‚ and giving us freedom. Today‚ our young men and women are volunteers who serve at their own risk and it’s often their sacrifices that should be honored‚ because they choose to be in harms way‚ for all of us. The ultimate sacrifice is when they are leaving grieving family members
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