The KKK began about the time of the civil war. Though not as popular as now.
The KKK of the 1920s was established in near Atlanta in 1915 largely to protect and defend Georgia's statewide prohibition that has been imposed a few years earlier.
2,068,523 is the death toll
they changed america by setting back Blacks evolution. if the kkk wasnt around, our first black president might have been years ago. they terrorized not only blacks but other minorities. they made immigrants think twice before they came to america. they made heroes think twice before standing up for the little guy. the lit the flame of fear under everyones heart. that is how the kkk changed many peoples lives, and america.
None- . The KKK arose in the South after the Civil War. No US presidents had any adult ties with the Southern states in the years that the KKK was active so there is no reason why any of them would have joined.
Historically, there have been members of the KKK in government as well as those sympathetic to their views or ideals. However, the government was never wholly subverted by the KKK.
The main direct victims were black Americans but everyone has been harmed to some degree by the KKK.
In the early years of the last Century, probably nothing would have happened if a president had been a member of the KKK. It might have gotten him more votes in some sections and he would have lost votes in other parts of the country.
• Its overarching goal was to restore white supremacy. • Another Klan objective was to turn the Republicans, who had established the Reconstruction governments, out of power. • The Klan and other secret groups tried to prevent African Americans from making economic, as well as political, progress.
about 2000
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The KKK still exhists today. So technically, they have never dissapeared.
people all around