Essay about The KKK—1890’s, 1970’s, and Today

These early Kluxers had no political consciousness at all; their only stated purpose was “to have fun, make mischief, and play pranks on the public”. But unfortunately, like many groups founded on the principles of something innocent, the Klan turned down a much darker path.

From this document, it is clear that although after the Civil War the slavery had been abolished, people in the south still wanted to resurrect the “Old South”, and thus during the Reconstruction Era, the Ku Klux Klan was founded by a Confederate general and became known as the “invisible empire of the South” in which members represented the ghost of the Confederate dead returning to terrorize African Americans. We can see that to really achieve the union throughout the nation and eradicate racism, the U.S. still had a long way to go.

The KKK extended their defense of true Americanism from only blacks to Catholics, Jews, foreigners, feminists, and radicals (Cohen 694). Along with their new promise, they rallied for more members to help with their defense to protect American purity. The Klan’s size grew exponentially during their second upbringing to their most ever of over three million members. While the second upbringing of the Klan was short-lived, their influence of their defense against anything that was not purely American reflects on the beliefs of white

One of the logical response of Americans toward the coming of immigrants is making a group named KKK. The KKK was a pro nativist group created by the Anglo-Saxons to oppose the diversity of cultures coming from the non-native (Kennedy, Cohen and Bailey, 2012). Although this group existed way back around 1850s, it started to make its appearance again during the “roaring 20s” (Kennedy, Cohen and Bailey, 2012). The KKK played an important role in shaping the American culture, because it made some Americans to be racist toward people that come from different racial background. Not stating that all white Americans are racist, but stating that racism still do exist in America and it’s because of nativism (Salis, 2015). The character and KKK related

The Ku Klux Klan is fundamentally a white supremacist group that believes the Caucasian race is inherently above all others in the eyes of God. They are well organized, to the point that they use the “Kloran” as a sort of guideline for their rituals and practices. As a primary source of knowledge, the “Kloran” Both socially and politically, the Ku Klux Klan has inspired racism and civic divide in the United states. The Kloran was even copyrighted in 1917 (Jackson, 6). The Clansman works to justify this divide by claiming white racial superiority. Since “The Clansman” there has been historical evidence of the Klan’s influence on politics and society.

Cults obtain very anti-semitic perceptions that marginalize minority groups to ultimately advocate the supremacy of the white culture. A globally familiar xenophobic organization, “Ku Klux Klan,” is notorious for their history of brutalities committed due to cultural intolerance. The secret societies express their animosity due to obscure ideologies and sufficient ignorance. To begin, the Ku Klux Klan acquires a victimizing political belief system that states in which minorities are a mass threat to society. The organization’s core philosophical conclusion is that White America is threatened by “racial impurities.” The KKK creates an ignorant theory that the government supports and defends minorities, therefore the racists victimize

Neo Nazis influence the creation of other discrimination groups in the United States such as the Ku Klux Klan, Christian identity and the skinheads. According to Betty A. Dorbratz and Stephen L Shanks-Melie on their Book White power white pride the white supremacist movement In the United States they state these two components have helped reinvigorate this movement” (34)

He starts by explaining the history right after the civil war in the late 1800’s and explains the history of the slaves being freed. This leads into why the Ku Klux Klan was created and what they did as a group: held meetings, their rules, their beliefs, and their work. They didn’t like the blacks being free, but they also didn’t like the whites who condoned the idea of free slaves. Today’s Ku Klux Klan has the same views, but the amount of members has dropped drastically (Jones,

The Ku Klux Klan was originally a political entity. While racism certainly was and is a part of the organization, and, no doubt, a large reason for the formation of this particular group, the group was also almost completely political in its actions. When the Raleigh Daily Sentinel published “The Day of Reckoning Will Come” in 1869, it spoke out against the group, calling them a “carpet bagger” race that tended excite and rouse the emotions in the local citizens, then leave them holding the bag when at it was time for judgment, both by the public and the law (39). The writer insists they will be exposed for what and who they are in the end, and that decent people, both white and black will be exonerated. In the final sentence, the writer warns the reader to be wary of connections he might form with this group, as it might not end pleasantly for him (39). He even says that members of the Legislature have been corrupted by these people and that national monies have been wasted by them (39).

In today’s world, Americans would like to classify our country as a “Melting Pot,” meaning that all people, of all cultures and backgrounds blend together and make one homogenous society. While this concept is not entirely true, it holds some aspects that help make this country so great. It gives the idea that everyone is equal and everyone receives the same opportunities as everyone else. It is a rather pleasant thought to think that no matter where we come from, we have the same rights as everyone else. This is not how it always used to be, however. The concept of the melting pot begins to crumble when we look at how certain members of society chose to use hatred and racial superiority to form a “better America.” The makings of our country show mass genocide of the Natives of this land that most history text books seem to blow over. Once our country had settled down and made this land our own, the focus of hate needed to be targeted somewhere else. Slavery became a new form of social hierarchy, and when this social hierarchy was threatened, a civil war broke out. From the civil war, a social group had formed and vowed to fix the wrong doing of the actions laid out during the civil war. The Ku Klux Klan (KKK), also refered to as the Invisible Empire of the South is a white supremacist, extreme right terrorist group, who has had three

The Ku Klux Klan is another violent attestation to the savagery of society. The Ku Klux Klan was a racist and white supremacist organization that lived in two incarnations. The K.K.K. used terror, violence and illegal tactics to achieve its goals (Schroder). The Klan appeared in the late 1800’s and later in the 1910’s, both times they featured the same brutal stratagem and mass following. Murder, beatings, and even sexual assault were used to push their ideals. Not only did the Klan live in these periods, but also in a modern setting. Twenty-sixteen featured racist slander, and the acceptance of meme culture, which glorified the lynchings and raping of African-Americans. Meme culture is used to stereotype non-white races as drug users, and welfare receivers. The K.K.K. is still affecting modern culture whether it be a physical organization or a slight online influence. The Ku Klux Klan is an illustration of how horrible people can be.

The chapter starts by going into the history of the KKK. At first, the Klan was terminated, but regained their status by the 1920s. They began targeting blacks, Catholics, Jews, immigrants, etc. During this time, a writer named Stetson Kennedy decided to go undercover and join the Klan to end racism. In order to achieve this, he worked his way into their ranks. Once he was in, he learned all about their secret customs and eventually was invited to join the Klan's secret police. By this point, he realized the Klan was a lot less violent than it used to be and realized the best way to take the Klan down was to expose their secret information to everyone. Once the world found out the truth, the Klan membership fell significantly. As you can see,

Various inhabitants of the US have a sense of nationalism and American pride within their souls and hearts. However, in a particular case of US history, this very pride lead to a radical nationalist organization that was able to recruit a phenomenal 5,000,000 members, lynch thousands of innocent minorities, break national news, dominate the American legislature, break fear into millions of individuals, and ultimately still exist today. This group is identified as none other but the infamous Ku Klux Klan. A ruthless and widespread organization in the United States that successfully illuminated itself as being 100% American in the late 19th century and to date. In an illustration, the reason for the KKK’s dominance in the turning points of America

The main objective of a historiography paper is to research and define the distinct evolution of a historical viewpoint on a certain event or subject matter. Historical perceptions of the Ku Klux Klan as an organization have been greatly modified over time. Beginning in the Reconstruction as an organization rich in justice and phenomenal, effective social work, the Klan has become the face of various historical interpretations. The three groups of sources that follow are categorized by the historical viewpoint of the Klan as an organization. The first group of sources focuses on the Klan as a law-abiding, constructive organization. The second group of sources focuses on the Klan as a political party, using their power to restrict the newly

White supremacy originated in the mid fifteenth century when the European powers began taking African people as slaves in their quest for power and land. However, it wasn’t until the late eighteenth century when the theological association of Christianity and “whiteness” allowed white supremacy to take on the cultural values consistent in Asad and Turner’s theories. White supremacy then became institutionally perpetuated and began to impact every facet of life. White supremacy has been used to rationalize genocide, enslavement and prejudice. The Ku Klux Klan also became a representation of white supremacy. The Ku Klux Klan saw its primary goal as “the reestablishment of white supremacy” which became directly linked to white Protestant