How Did The Ku Klux Klan Affect Society
The prospect of freedmen voting in the South became very real after the Civil War in the late 1960’s. This was seen as a threat by white conservatives and motivated them to take action against the inevitable integration. With this fear, a terrorist group fighting for a white supremacist agenda was formed to suppress and assault anyone who stood against total white domination. The Ku Klux Klan used extremely violent tactics to censor black communities, and many were afraid to retaliate because they would be shown no mercy. This became a perfect example of corrupt nationalism because they believed that no one should ever be equal or have the same rights as conservative whites, especially freed black men. The KKK impacted the fight for civil rights by violently slowing ethnic integration of American people. Throughout history, ethnic groups have been discriminated against and suppressed solely because of their pigmentation and culture. This is a very prominent theme in
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Nathan Bedford Forrest served as the Grand Wizard, or overall leader and played a significant role in the planned hate attacks against black communities. He visited Atlanta many times and met with prominent conservatives in Georgia to organize an alignment and statewide Klan structure, by 1868 they had immense two-five million members which spread across much of the south. Membership was confidential, and only specific people were aware of the magnitude of the group, this was intentional because it allowed the Klan to work in secret, spying on people who were planning to retaliate against them. As result of the massive nationalistic enlistment, it was also a goal for the Klan to obtain positions of high power and become a sort of monopoly in the political sense. It was very possible that a senator, judge or police chief could be a member of the Klan and no one would ever suspect him of his
Nathan Bedford Forrest served as the Grand Wizard, or overall leader and played a significant role in the planned hate attacks against black communities. He visited Atlanta many times and met with prominent conservatives in Georgia to organize an alignment and statewide Klan structure, by 1868 they had immense two-five million members which spread across much of the south. Membership was confidential, and only specific people were aware of the magnitude of the group, this was intentional because it allowed the Klan to work in secret, spying on people who were planning to retaliate against them. As result of the massive nationalistic enlistment, it was also a goal for the Klan to obtain positions of high power and become a sort of monopoly in the political sense. It was very possible that a senator, judge or police chief could be a member of the Klan and no one would ever suspect him of his