Ku Klux Klan

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The main targets of the KKK, or Ku Klux Klan, were people that did not believe what they beleived, which was white supremacy. For example, this didn't really happen, it is just an example, the KKK just killed 5 blacks, an Asian, and 2 white senators. They killed the blacks and asians because they were different, and the senators were trying to get two bills passed; one bill making black people equal, and the other because he was trying to get local enforcement to get rid of the local KKK.

The Ku Klux Klan was formed as a social club by a group of Confederate Army Veterans in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1865 or 1866. Nathan Bedford Forrest, a former Confederate general, was the Klan's first leader, called the Grand Wizard.

Some have estimated the number of members to have been as high as six million. However, there is no way to know the exact number. One historian has estimated that at one point during the 1920s, over 25 percent of native-born men in the entire state of Indiana were official members of the Ku Klux Klan.

The Klan's membership was many times larger than any of the popular veterans' organizations and was even larger than the Methodist church, the state's biggest Protestant denomination. And women's auxiliaries added even more members.

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The KKK was formed because some white Americans were worried about losing their way of life to the different cultures that were coming in with the immigrants and African-Americans that were coming to America. The people that joined the KKK wanted to put these "threats" back in their places and show them that white, Anglo-Saxon Americans were the prominent race.

If you mean how do they hide their identity from the public-

The Klu Klux Klan were a national group, they made a decision together to only show themselves in major occasions.

Yet on this day, other African-Americans, Christians or Jews passed by, they would be disrespected as well.

They dressed themselves in white robes to hide themselves.

They will show in their robes at reunions too.

Probably as many whites as blacks but as usual the news only plays up what it thinks will pay up, what a joke. Just like other organizations, the kkk had good and bad members and the few bad members made the entire organization appear bad, you know the old addage, one bad potato will spoil the whole bunch. Any organization that operates outside of the established law is wrong and are actually terrorist, look up the definition of terrorism which basically states if you force person(s) to do something by the use of fear tactics, you are a terrorist.

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Their aim was to kill every persons of the Black Race and anyone who helped them. They were cloaked in the charade of a community loving, God loving, Bible loving social group, designed to protect white women, prevent miscegnation, contain and eliminate integration and to preserve the white race. In truth, they wanted to preserve political, economic and social power within their community.

The KKK wanted an Aryan race that did not include blacks, Hispanics, or any other race different in color. It was against different churches (other than their own), people such as the Jews or Catholics, or any race that was white but not of the KKK's following.

At first the main objective of white supremacy organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan was to stop black people from voting. After white governments had been established in the South, the Ku Klux Klan continued to undermine the power of blacks. Successful black businesses were attacked, and any attempt to form black protection groups such as trade unions was quickly dealt with.

Thankfully the KKK membership has dwindled to a few thousand.

The KKK was started to reduce the influence of what was then the Republican party. In the days of Lincoln, the Republican party was the more Liberal party. The Democrats were working Conservatives, while the Republicans were wealthy Liberals.

Anyway, in the early days of the Klan, freed blacks were more likely to vote Republican. So in an attempt to curb the Republican influence, the Klan tried to scare (ie., terrorize) black folks into not voting.

When voting intimidation laws were enacted, the Klan shifted to other priorities such as curbing interracial relationships and illegal immigration.

It was a terrorist group created to harm Black people. They were very racist. The lynchicg of a Black man was often advertised in the newspaper and chicdren were taken along to see it as part of their 'education'.

Because they are all white supremacy and they hate any race that is not white. VIVE LA RACA

they only like white protestants, at the time when immigration was huge, most people coming to America were not protestant. they especially disliked south eastern Europeans and Asians because they didn't speak English/

FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin/March 1, 2003 By John R. Schafer, MA and Joe Navarro, MA

Hate is a complex subject, divided into two general categories: rational and irrational. Unjust acts inspire rational hate. Hatred of a person based on race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or national origin constitutes irrational hate. Irrational hate bleeds through day-to-day activities in the form of racial barbs and ethnic humor. Not all insecure people are haters, but all haters are insecure people.

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The kkk wanted to get revenge on the many blacks that had won there freedom in the civil war. So they put white sheets with holes for eyes, mouth, and there nose and ran around burning crosses and murdering black people.

The KKK was the mostly in the southern states because that was where slavery was and because was popular in the south

They are Christian

FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin/March 1, 2003

By John R. Schafer, MA and Joe Navarro, MA

Excerpt: Limited research in this field precluded the development of a comprehensive hate model. The proposed hate model consists of seven stages, including how hate groups define themselves, how hate groups target their victims and taunt them with verbal insults and offensive gestures, and how hate groups attack their victims with or without weapons.

Hate, a complex subject, divides into two general categories: rational and irrational. Unjust acts inspire rational hate. Hatred of a person based on race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or national origin constitutes irrational hate.

Both rational and irrational hate mask personal insecurities. Everyone experiences personal insecurities in varying degrees throughout their lives. The more insecure a person feels, the larger the hate mask. Most people concentrate on the important issues in life, such as earning a living, rearing a family, and achieving personal goals. These pursuits give meaning and value to life. Nonetheless, irrational hate bleeds through day-to-day activities in the form of racial barbs and ethnic humor. Not all insecure people are haters, but all haters are insecure people.

With respect to rational hate, haters do not focus as much on the wrong done to them or others, but, rather, on their own helplessness, guilt, or inability to effect change. The object of rational hate often is despised or pitied. In the same way, irrational hate elevates the hater above the hated. Many insecure people feel a sense of self-worth by relegating a person or group of people to a lower status.

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* Believe it or not the KKK wasn't the skanks they were up until recently. It started out as a club to actually help people. Today, there are fewer than ever members in the United States and Canada and as much as some members of the KKK would have you believe, they are dwindling away. Please go onto: www.google.com Type in: The history of the KKK You'll get a great insight into this motley crew. * The founder of the group saw the violence that was being inflicted on African Americans and they hatred, and tried to dismantle the K.K.K due to the disturbing events that were taking place, but it was too late and the group had evolved into something bigger than one mans dream of providing help to better people and their lives. Really interesting group to study about

The KKK would use fear of them as a weapon against the black people. They would stop them from voting by waiting outside voting Boothe's and beating any black person who approached. They would burn the black sharecroppers harvest so they had no way of making a living and possibly die of starvation.

Conferderate veterans founded the ku klux klan with the former confederate general nathan bedford forrest as its national leader. Because klansmen operated in their home counties, they knew which local black activists to target for intimidation or assassination

Through threat, intimidation and violence as well as by appearing to be available to help local white churches and communities in financial need.

They are not illegal. The Bill of Rights gives us the Freedom of Speech and the persuit of happiness. Though the things they say are unbelievable, it isn't illegal. But when they commit acts such as murder of robbery, theft, assault, they are immedietly taken to jail.

One difference is the Klan had a lot more power. They were able to lynch innocent black people or persecute Jews and Catholics, and suffer no punishment, since all-white and all Protestant juries would generally refuse to convict. Another difference is the Klan dominated local government in many southern cities. Even some judges were members. This meant that it was nearly impossible for minorities to get justice.

The Klan's membership increased dramatically in the 1920s, and there was a reason for that. It was an era of great social change, when women got the right to vote, millions of immigrants were settling here, there were new inventions (like radio), and a growing number of black people were moving north to seek a better life away from segregation. Even some southern blacks were attending colleges and trying to move up in society.

Whenever there is social change, there is also a backlash. The rise of the Klan in the 1920s was undoubtedly a reaction to the many social changes that made most southern whites (and even some northern whites) very uncomfortable. Today, segregation is no longer allowed (as it was in the 1920s), and it is doubtful judges would brag about belonging to a racist organization. In the 1920s, the Klan was powerful; today, most people do not take it very seriously. Today, most white people know and work with black people, and few if any white people want to see a return to lynching, segregation, or the glorification of racism. In the 1920s, many thought the KKK were heroic; few people feel that way today, even in the south.

two radical political terrorist groups that had association with the thoughts of the KKK. Their chief intention was to oppose the rights of the freedmen, and were motivated by racial supremacists views.