The Ku Klux Klan severed the Democratic Party by gun-toting Klansmen kept Republicans away from the polls,the Democrats increased their power. Also they wanted to keep the former slavers powerless.
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yes most blacks were republicans at the time. i thought it was started by the democratic party.
They supported it. It was only the Republicans who were against slavery. In addition, the Democrats created the Ku Klux Klan.
The Klan stood for white supremacy, anti-immigration, Christianity, the Democratic Party, National Prohibition, the purity of womanhood, and patriotism. It used violence to intimidate those it opposed.
what was the klu klux klan
The KKK is spelled: Klu Klux Klan
During Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan and the White League primarily supported the Democratic Party. These groups sought to resist the Reconstruction efforts and maintain white supremacy, often using violence and intimidation against African Americans and their allies, who were typically aligned with the Republican Party. Their actions were aimed at undermining Republican control and restoring Democratic power in the South.
Their entire organization was/is based on white supremacy. They were about as racist as it got.
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