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The KKK was a social group and like most social groups of the time, it became widespread, especially in the deep South. Congress enacted several Acts that attempted to control the problem. One act, the KKK Act, allowed the authorities to arrest anyone that was seen performing KKK-like actions. It also allowed the president to suspend writs of habeas corpus.
The problem was that authorities had no way to really enforce these acts and thus the KKK was able to get away with most of their violent actions.
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∙ 8y agoBecause the police, local government officials, and the people as a whole were either Klan members themselves, or agreed with their views.
Klan members were allowed to rape, murder, torture, and terrorize African descended people in America as much as they wanted, without fear of facing any punishment. They WERE (and still are) the police themselves. It didn't just stop in the old days. Two prominent Florida police chiefs were exposed as KKK members in 2012.
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Why did the KKK end after the Reconstruction?
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. The purpose of the KKK soon developed into a paramilitary force used to oppose the Republican governments set up in the old Confederate States and used to stop Freedmen (ex-slaves) from voting, attempting to register to vote, and from trying to hold elective offices in the southern states. When the KKK became too violent, Forrest ordered it disbanded, but the violent element in the KKK continued, until the government passed the Force Acts and the Klan was extinguished in 1872.
Who were the k k k?
The KKK, in popular knowledge, were the Klu Klux Klan, a violent hate group formed in the deep south in the early times of racial integration.
Organization that used threats and violence to keep blacks away from the polls?
KKK's Organization that used threats and violence to keep blacks away from the polls.
Why did the KKK name a highway after Rosa Parks?
Actually, the KKK didn't name the highway after Rosa Parks. The state of Missouri did. They did this because one of the participants in the KKK wanted to participate in the 'adopt a highway' thing, but Missouri said no, and the KKK took it to court and the court said it was unconstitutional not to give the highway to the KKK. BUTT, the state of Missouri found a loophole so that THEY could name the highway. So, in short, the state of Missouri named the highway, not the KKK (Ku Klux Klan). -Unipegutato
Initiation into the KKK?
what are the iniation in to the KKK in the 1940s
What violent acts were used in the KKK?
torching and lynching
What was the KKK's actions?
to destroy all ducks
When was The KKK Took My Baby Away created?
The KKK Took My Baby Away was created in 1981.
How does slavery and KKK go together?
Yes, the KKK wanted blacks to remain slaves. Violent upheavals occurred when blacks began to fight for their civil rights.
Were the actions of the KKK justified according to John B Gordon?
yes
What made the KKK so famous?
they were the first to actually do violent acts but there were other clans and groups
Is the KKK still violent today?
Look up the case of Cynthia Lynch who was murdered by the Klan.
How did blacks avoid the KKK?
they ran away
How do the actions of the KKK help to explain the rise in the civil rights movement?
by magic
What was the name of the racist group who preformed violent acts on African Americans?
KKK--Ku Klux Klan
Definintion of the KKK?
KKK is the Ku Klux Klan. In the early 1900s, they were completely anti-anything but "WASP"s. WASP stands for White, Anglo-Saxon Protestants - basically the perfect American in the U.S. in the KKK's eyes. They marched in parades against others wearing hoods, in addition to all the violent actions the organizations performed. A movie filmed in 1915 called "The Birth of the Nation" (I think) praised the KKK. (Fortunately,) They had a great decline in the 1920s due to the conviction of murderer who was a main leader, as well as the exposition of many money scandals.
Where do you get the KKK dress?
KKK garb and regalia were sold by the Klan as a way to make money. you could get one made, but why would you want a KKK dress.
