They used violence to make African-Americans afraid of them. People would be dragged from their homes and beaten, or even hanged. Homes, businesses, and churches were burned or vandalized. Or they could use the threat of violence: a wooden cross would be erected near someone's home and set afire, to warn them not to do anything against the Klan or its beliefs.
The Klan members wore hoods or masks so that they could not be identified, and most of their cowardly acts took place under the cover of night.
the members used violence against them....
they used violence
The KKK wanted to see African Americans only as Slaves and thought that was the reason they were on earth.
One organization that has used violence within the U.S. is the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). They've used violent tactics to intimidate minorities, mostly African-Americans, from exercising their constitutional rights.
One organization that has used violence within the U.S. is the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). They've used violent tactics to intimidate minorities, mostly African-Americans, from exercising their constitutional rights.
It was a secret organization formed by people who absolutely hated African Americans. The more they hated the African Americans, the bigger the KKK got.
The KKK killed the African-Americans.
The kkk kill them because they don't like them.
Jews, Catholics, Immigrants and African Americans were among the groups the KKK targeted.
The KKK had a major impact in keeping African Americans from advancing economically.
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