The Ku Klux Klan

The Ku Klux Klan is a white supremacist group which originated in 1866, following the civil war, and it became the country's first ever domestic terror group. They initially wanted to stop all blacks from voting, but eventually their goals became to deprive blacks of all rights whatsoever and create a white America. Not only did they target blacks by lynching and killing them, but they also attacked many whites who sided with the blacks and were radical republicans who wanted equal rights for all people. Nowadays, they claim to be trying to restore the world order peacefully, but they clearly do not know what exactly peace is because they still attempt to instill fear in all other races because of their strong white-supremacist views. All throughout history, members have dressed in white clothes that cover their whole body and head so as not to be identified, calling themselves the white knights. The new amendments to the constitution started the KKK and it has continued and led to more and more fear among blacks as time has passed. Today they continue to send letters to victims and burn crosses and other cultural items in protest of equality.


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