Ku Klux Klan

Conservatives were threatened by changes in society and its moral standards.

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continued military occupation of the southern states

The KKK is a white supremacy group, Jews are considered both a race and a religion ( mostJews can trace their linage down to two common ancestors) As such anyone who is not white is an enemy of the KKK.

The Ku Klux Klan was formed after the Civil War by a group of Confederate Army veterans in Pulaski, Tennessee, around 1866. Nathan Bedford Forrest, a former Confederate General, was the Klan's first leader. The group took its name from the Greek word kyklos, meaning circle, and the English word, clan. Members who believed in the superiority of whites soon began to terrorize blacks to keep them from voting. They also put pressure on any whites, north or south, who attempted to help the newly freed slaves. The violent element of the KKK took control of the organization. Because of all the violence, Bedford left the Klan and ordered it to disband, and Congress passed the Force Bill in 1871 giving the President the authority to use federal troops against the Klan. When Reconstruction ended, that phase of the KKK's disappeared. MrV

Most Americans who oppose the Ku Klux Klan embraced the notion of equality and civil rights for all individuals, regardless of race or ethnicity. They believed in the importance of unity and diversity in society, rejecting the Klan's ideology of hate and racial supremacy. Additionally, many advocated for justice and the protection of marginalized communities against discrimination and violence. Overall, this opposition was rooted in a commitment to uphold democratic values and human dignity.

The Ku Klux Klan was originally a social fraternity, organized by Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, the first Grand Wizard of the Empire, in 1867. 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. In 1915, William Simmons founded the twentieth-century version of the KKK after viewing the film, Birth of a Nation, which glorified the history of the Klan. The new Klan was not only anti black, but anti Jewish, anti foreign, and anti-Catholic. The Klan actually became a respected part of the Democratic Party and reached its peak of political power in the 1920s, when membership may have been as high as 4.5 million, including many prominent business and political leaders. The Klan declined in power when the Grand Dragon, was found guilty of second degree murder in the death of a young women whom he had taken to Chicago with him. In an attempt to lessen his sentence, Grand Dragon David Stephenson turned over evidence to the government revealing the corruption of the Klan, the names of politicians the Klan had bribed, and other illegal activities of the organization. In the 1960s, the KKK briefly rose again to try and opposed the Civil Rights movement. After numerous deaths and disappearance of civil rights workers in the South, and the burning of black churches, and the passage of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1965, the Klan fell apart. Today, there are small splinter groups of the KKK but no one large national organization.

Hooded white robes with two arm patches and a chest patch. The hood acts like a batman mask in a way. Different ranks of the klan gives members different colors. Imperial Wizard, Grand Dragon, etc http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/afKlan-in-gainesville.jpg

The idea of the KKK was to intimidate former slaves to a degree where they would be reluctant to be come viable competition for the whites in the south who up to this time relied on black labour to further their interests. They were a group of frustrated people who had suddenly found themselves in a situation where the kidnapping, abuse, robbing, and raping of a considerable part of their society had become acceptable. Slavery is maintained by fear, and they were hoping to instill fear in the hearts of the former slaves and eventually their offspring in order to maintain some sort of advantage over them that did not involve actually earning the respect they felt was their birthright, by being white.

The original Ku Klux Klan was organized at Pulaski, Tenn., in May, 1866 by ex-Confederate elements to oppose the Reconstruction policies of the radical Republican Congress and to maintain "white supremacy." After the Civil War, Law enforcement and government in many parts of the south was weak to non existent. And keeping in mind the number of emancipated slaves white people became fearful of black revenge and even of an insurrection, vigilante organizations were formed in most of the southern communities such as The Men of Justice, the Pale Faces, the Constitutional Union Guards, the White Brotherhood, and the Order of the White Rose.

From a personal point of view if I had been a slave owner during that time I would not feel very secure especially knowing that slaves outnumbered whites by a considerable number. [Note: even after the deaths from the Civil War were taken into account, Whites outnumbered Blacks in the former Confederacy by over 2:1. However, this was very much subject to local conditions, with rural areas around the former plantations often having Blacks outnumber Whites, while major population centers have very few Blacks at all]

Essentially, the original KKK was form to resist Reconstruction, and return the Old South to as close to the pre-Civil War social order as possible, where Whites dominated and Coloreds served.

If there are, they should leave.

Obviously it was not confined to Confederate war vets. It also was nationwide in scope, at least in theory and not confined to the deep South. The scope was expanded to target foreign immigrants, aliens and somewhat oddly, Catholics.

White's were superior to African Americans

The Ku Klux Klan (not klu, but ku) is often abbreviated as K.K.K. This particular white supremacist group thinks that whites are better than all other races, and they unleashed their hatred among African-Americans after the Civil War. Wearing white robes and hats, they attacked anyone who supported African-Americans and the 14th and 15th Amendment. Republicans were often attacked because of their support in African-American rights, and as a result Democrats began to rise to power in 1868. Even though Republican Ulysses S. Grant became President, many Republicans left office and "Negros" refused to vote due to the KKK attacks and death threats. Some KKK even openly held firearms at voting booths during elections and threatened blacks, making African Americans unable to actually advocate or vote for people that supported their rights. This led to a century of racism, bias, and violence towards African-Americans before their rights were recognized and they were treated as equals.

The Ku Klux Klan did more than lynch black people. They were major supporters of Prohibition and klansmen were high in government making more jobs for white people. the also beat up on immagrants especially catholics.

yes, the kkk is part of the Snapple industry

The meaning behind the witches hat is actually kind of ironic. Depending on who you ask, it was either supposed to represent the cap worn by many of the druidic elders (though they never stood up like the modern witches cap but laid down the back of the head like Dumbldore in the Harry Potter movies) and was used by the Catholic church to demonize this relatively harmless group..

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It is actually supposed to be representative of the early mitre worn by the pope, and used by Protestants and later Christian sects to demonize the Pope and Catholics since many Christians felt (and some still do) that many of the Catholic rituals were essentially witchcraft.

As to when/why it started being depicted as a sharp verticle point, I personally don't know but suspect it's easy marketing. When Halloween really took off in America (mid 20th century), the icon of a witch with a pointed hat was easy to mass produce and instantly recognizeable.

dem negros be crazy

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.

Thomas Dixon included a cross-burning scene in his book The Clansmen, which was an attempt to compare the Klan with the Scottish clansmen who set crosses on fire in medieval times in defiance of their rivals. Later, D.W. Griffith adapted the book into a movie, the infamous The Birth of a Nation. The Klan was inspired by the big-screen portrayal and soon started using the burning crosses themselves. The Klan today says that the ritual is "cross-lighting" (not burning) and symbolizes their Christian faith.

Red robes worn by Ku Klux Klan members indicate high ranking status in the Klan memberâ??s community. Also, the color red signifies the Caucasian men whom died fighting for freedom on behalf of the race.

It would not be a good idea to post that here. it might promote.

He was elected as member of the Georgia Legislature in the 1868 election. As a black man engaging in politics it was seen as 'unnatural' by many of the Southern Whites. Along with this racial science was beginning to grow momentum in the era which also did not help the position of blacks at the time. Taking these into the account the Ku Klux Klan den's of Georgia went out of their way to put a stop to 'Northern Carpetbagger' ideas and halt Reconstruction by violence and intimidation, thus Abram Colby's tragic murder.

I think the KKK was started for one reason, changed to another and then went straight to hell from there. It was a hate organization and blemished on the south in a multitude of ways. Some heinous and evil crimes were committed by it members and few if any of then showed any remorse. It is shocking that vestiges of this organization still remain to this day.

Hate has no expiration date.

Because. I mean they don't really hate black people. But we hate how ignorant some of them are. We all don't hate them. We dislike them and there ignorance. Well we only dislike the ignorant ones.

A second KKK, called the Klan of the 1920s, was actually formed in 1915 at Stone Mountain, Georgia.