The Ku Klux Klan formed in the reconstruction era because the white southerners now felt out of power.
The Reconstruction era was followed by the Post-Reconstruction era, also known as the Gilded age.
The Reconstruction Era occurred right after the civil war. So the civil war caused the reconstruction era to begin.
What are some negative and positive outcomes of the reconstruction era?
Reconstruction Era
The Reconstruction era began in 1865 and ended in 1877.
Tried to influence politics
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) were responsible for the bombing of the Americans in the South during the Reconstruction Era.
The Order of the White Camelia was formed during the reconstruction period in Louisiana. It was not the Ku Klux Klan, as that organization was founded in Tennesee. The Camelia was far more brutal than the Ku Klux Klan and in large part helped bring the reconstruction era to a close after the Colfax riot in Louisiana. A good book referencing the White Camelia is Ted Tunnel's "The Crucible of Reconstruction".
second era of the Ku Klux Klan
In a manner of speaking. The original Ku Klux Klan started in the reconstruction era ended after only a few years, and the ones in the 20's and 60's didn't last much longer. There are many organizations that call themselves the Ku Klux Klan, though many of them bear little behavioral resemblance to the original.
Technically, No he did not "Stop" the Ku Klux Klan. Though in 1871, he signed the "Ku Klux Klan Act"
"Six Confederate veterans from Pulaski, Tennessee created the original Ku Klux Klan on December 24, 1865, during the Reconstruction of the South after the Civil War. The name was formed by combining the Greek kyklos (κύκλος, circle) with clan. The group was known for a short time as the "Kuklux Clan". " for wikipedia
The Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups used violence and intimidation to keep Blacks from voting or participating in the social and political aspects of the Reconstruct Era and beyond. They caused many deaths and despite laws against their activities they remained a threat to freedom and well being of all citizens in the South that were trying to make a new start after the war. The Klan burned down Black churches, lynched Blacks with no real cause other than hate, and intimidated white people who did not agree with their violence.
The Ku Klux Klan had two major goals during the peak of their power: 1) the political defeat of the Republican Party; 2) the maintenance of absolute white supremacy in the South.
Most Southern whites viewed the Reconstruction Era as a Union occupation of their territory. Wounds were slow to heal and whenever Southern white hate groups had the chance they burned down Black churches and their homes as well. The most frightening thing was when hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan kidnapped Blacks and hanged them. It was a horrible time.
The Reconstruction era was followed by the Post-Reconstruction era, also known as the Gilded age.
The original Ku Klux Klan formed out of the disbanded confederate army and they became a resistance force against federal control of southern land. Formed in desperation, they often resorted to violence and intimidation tactics resulting in the infamous lynchings that became quite common in the 1870's South. Contrary to popular belief, the original Ku Klux Klan was more focused on the intimidation of unfavorable politics rather than other races, and would commonly lynch white people who supported the Republican party as well as blacks.