Were confederate soilders the first leaders were people such as generals in the old confederate army
The Klan attracted, Whites, Protestants, Democrats, racists, and strong supporters of National Prohibition.
The Ku Klux Klan was originally a social fraternity, organized by Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, the first Grand Wizard of the Empire, in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1865.
they used violence to prevent freed people from voting
People were inspired to form a new Ku Klux Klan.
The Order was not affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan, though like it, it was a White supremist group. The Order existed in 1983-1984, and its members were responsible for the murder of talk-radio personality Alan Berg (who was also Jewish) The Order was disbanded and its members brought to trial after a shootout with police.
1865
he met with the ku klux klan
Because some ku klux klan "kkk" members were cops
At its peak the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan had 6,000,000 members. Though rumor has it that it is dying out.
The Thirteenth Amendment, which ended slavery in the United States, was ratified in 1865. The Ku Klux Klan was founded the same year.
The same way people become leaders of any other organization: by impressing the other members with their dedication to the organization's goals.
The Ku Klux Klan originated in 1865 in Tennessee after the Civil War ended. Most of the Klan members consisted of former confederate soldiers.
The KKK stands for the Ku Klux Klan, also sometimes referred to as the Klan. The KKK was founded in 1865.
Klu Klux Klan is mainly Christian, specifically Protestant. However they dislike Catholics, as well as Jews
Bill Gordon
what was the klu klux klan
The ku klux klan was lead by many fearless leaders who were later taken to court to decide the fate of them. i believe only one pf the leaders was executed. the rest had life sentences in prison.