Article Review: The Klu Klux Klan

The Ku Klux Klan, known as the KKK, has been one of the most feared groups in America since the end of the civil war during post-war reconstruction.. The civil war was not just about the rights of the black man, but it was a very important part. People in the north mostly believed the black person was due the same liberties insured by the U.S. Constitution. The 14th Amendment of the constitution gave equal protection to former slaves. However people in the south saw the black man as inferior and a slave needed to work on the plantation. This led to continued unrest after the war. Some felt the black man and those that supported his cause needed to be stopped. They wanted to control the black population. The Klan also would torture white people who were sympathetic to the blacks and their situation.

During the civil rights movement in the 1960s, the KKK would bomb black schools. They also would bomb churches. Many confederate veterans were included in the KKK. A group in Pulaski, Tennessee the first two words of the group started with the greek word, kyklos. The meaning of that word is circle.

The Ku Klux Klan flourished in the South at the beginning of the Reconstruction succeeding the Civil War. There remained numerous ex-Confederates that were still strongly opposed to the Reconstruction and sought to preserve white supremacy in the South. Directly after the Civil War the government in the South was weak and vulnerable. The Ku Klux Klan leveraged this and used violence and threats to try to reestablish white supremacy. They were most successful in playing upon fears and superstitions. They not only brought terror to the black communities but they also targeted carpetbaggers and scalawags. They used these threats and fears in effectively keeping the blacks away from the polls so that the ex-Confederates could gain back political control in the

The Klu Klux Klan was formed in 1866 by a group of Confederate soldiers in Pulaski, Tennessee. It was a social club or fraternity for the veterans but later had different views and became a terrorist group (PBS). The name of the group came from the Greek word “kyklos” meaning circle and then they added Klan to make the name flow (History.com Staff). It did not start with the thought of malicious activity. They would have secret meetings and elaborate ceremonies to discuss how they could stop reconstruction after the civil war. The members would wear white sheets that covered their whole body and pointy white caps to make them appear taller. This was an all white group and ended up being one of the deadliest terrorist groups (EyeWitness to History). General Nathan Bedford Forrest was the Klu Klux Klan’s first “grand wizard,” also known as

reconstruction of the south. Ever since 1865 the KKK are well known for their hatred toward

The Ku Klux Klan was founded in 1866 by a group of former Confederate veterans in Pulaski, Tennesse. The first two words in the groups name supposedly derived from the Greek word "kyklos" which translates to circle. There first leader (known in the Klan as "grand wizard")Nathan Bedford Forrest was a former Confederate general. The group worked to establish what they called the " Invisible Empire of the South" Over the course of four short years had spread to almost every southern state. It was viewed primarily by white 's in the south as there resistance to the Republican Party 's Reconstruction policies that worked toward equality for blacks. The Ku Klux Klan (referred to

Frustrated confederate soldiers made their way back home after losing the war that they had been fighting for four years. These men formed vigilante groups, attacking black people. While soldiers did this, wealthier men who had avoided fighting in the war formed agricultural and police clubs for the same purpose; both groups soon took shape and evolved into one large group, known as the Ku Klux Klan and Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest became the first leader, known as the Grand Wizard. The name Ku Klux Klan is derived from the Greek word, Kyklos, meaning circle. The Ku Klux Klan, often shortened to the KKK, was founded in Tennessee in 1866 and grew to be one of the most feared terrorist groups in the United States, before dying off in 1869, but later being revived in 1915 (History.com Staff). The Ku Klux Klan negatively impacted the Reconstruction period through terror, intimidating Republican voters, and killing Republican officials.

The KKK flourished in the southern united states in the late 1860's and was a form of white southern resistance against what they perceived as encroaching african american rights. A united states senator named Robert c byrd was a main recruiter for the KKK when he was in his 20s - 30s. After leaving the group he became a United states senator.

Eight months after the Civil War, in the south the government was weak and there were no jobs available. On Christmas Eve of 1866, six confederate veterans started a social hate group in Pulaski, Tennessee. The six confederate veterans were John Lester, James Crowe, John Kennedy, Calvin Jones, Richard Reed, and Frank McCord. The group started off as just wanting to have fun and keep themselves entertained. The six founders were well educated and came from wealthy families. From their Greek knowledge, they use the word kyklos meaning circle and then added the word Klan. The Ku Klux Klan was then born. Nathan Bedford Forrest was the first leader of the Klan. He was known as the “Grand Wizard.”

There are many people who think of the KKK as a terrorist group but it did not start that way initially. The Klan started as a social group and turned into one of the nations largest and most feared terrorist groups our country has ever seen. Whereas they were just preserving the old gospel belief of racial separation, once slavery was abolished the KKK was able to inflict the pain, torture and murder on any former slave they deemed, given that the KKK controlled the African Americans, the way the old patrols did. Although, the KKK is not as big as once was the threat may still be very real.

The KKK short for the Klu Klux Klan, was founded in 1866 by ex-confederate soldiers and other people in the south who believed in “White Supremacy” and slavery. It all started after the Civil War when people in the south were still enraged about African American rights and they wanted to have a resistance against African American rights. The founders of the KKK are J. Calvin Jones, John B. Kennedy, James R. Crowe, Frank O. McCord, John C. lester, Richard R. Reed. The Klan believes that any non-caucasian people are inferior and they have no place here in the United States. They also believe that the United states is only for christian caucasians.

The Klan was started as a way for a few men in Pulaski, Tennessee to have fun and prank the town. The young men in the Klan wanted to be in a “fraternity” and hang out (Grumet 156). The name “Ku Klux” came from Kuklos which was the name of a popular southern fraternity. The Klan "raced outside and leaped astride their horses and swooped through the town streets, whooping and moaning and shrieking like ghosts” (Bartoletti 25).

Before the 1920’s the Klan was mostly based in the south but they started to migrate and get much more members. The 1920’s helped the Klan hit its peak in numbers exceeding 4 million people nationwide. Around 1924 the Klan hit its peak in numbers becoming one of the largest groups in America. On August 8th, 1925 more than 50,000 Klan members started to march through Washington D.C. in their white robes holding American flags. Most people would think they would be holding the Confederate flag but they believed they were becoming the center of America. The Klan went from a few

The Ku Klux Klan, also known as the KKK, was founded in 1865, which was also the beginning of a phase known as post-civil War Reconstruction. The ex-confederate soldiers established it as a white supremacist organization in Pulaski, Tennessee. The organization was originally founded as a social club for the former confederate soldiers; however, it soon evolved into a nationwide terrorist organization, specifically in almost every southern state by 1870. The organization was mainly based upon white southern resistance towards the policies of the Republican Party as they were aimed at achieving equality for the blacks economically and politically. The name ‘Ku Klux Klan” is derived from the Greek word “kyklos” which translates to circle, and

1866 Ku Klux Klan was founded by the Confederate general name of Nathan Bedford Forrest became the first KKK member(Head 1). The first two words of the organization’s name supposedly derived from the Greek word “kyklos,” meaning circle (Lay 2).They are racist people who believe that