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The Ku Klux Klan limited the rights of African Americans by killing them. The clan also tried to force them back into slavery.

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What social group started in Tennessee to prevent equal rights for African Americans?

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There were essentially three different Klans. The first, formed right after the Civil War, persecuted freed African Americans and those who supported their rights. The second, commonly called the Klan of the 1920s, also persecuted African Americans and some immigrants but also moonshiners and bootleggers. The third Klan, that of the 1950s and 1960s, persecuted African Americans and those who promoted their civil rights.


Was the KKK originally formed to prevent African Americans from exercising their civil rights?

True, it is the Ku Klux Klan.


Did the klan members burn African Americans in fires?

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What did the ku klux klan do diminish voting for African Americans?

They used threats and violence in order to prevent African Americans from voting


What did many southern states use to limit civil rights during the reconstruction?

During Reconstruction, many Southern states implemented a series of discriminatory laws known as Black Codes to limit the civil rights of newly freed African Americans. These laws aimed to restrict their mobility, employment opportunities, and access to public facilities, effectively maintaining a system of racial subjugation. Additionally, practices such as literacy tests, poll taxes, and violence from groups like the Ku Klux Klan further undermined African Americans' rights and participation in the political process.


What secret society often killed African Americans?

the Klu Klux Klan


Group of white citizens that terrorized African Americans?

Ku Klux Klan


What was a form of violence used by the Ku Klux Klan African Americans?

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What is one way the ku klux klan terrorized African Americans?

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What secret society often killed African Americans in the south?

I do believe it was The Ku Klux Klan.