Ku Klux Kl Film Analysis
From viewing the video, it seemed as if the riot was a big joke; however, if this had been reenacted today, it would probably had been worse. I noticed how there were certain acts of racism that African Americans had to go through in the South as well as the North during the war that could be easily seen in today’s American life (especially in movies, plays, etc). Forner, however, believes that these are simply myths, and this big picture of the black officeholders is nothing less than a figure of the carpetbaggers’ doings. He believes that black officeholders are practically unidentified, which is why he took matters into his own hands and identified over 1,400 people who worked for the office.
The most surprising part of the excerpt was the part about the interracial marriage, because the black men looked up at the white women with intent to seduce them as they stood up with joyfulness. I believe the white southerners feared that the freed slaves would excel in their social orders and even economic growth. Their biggest fear is probably the ex-slaves rising and eventually overcoming the whites because they have more time and opportunity due to them not spending most of their time on a plantation, which brings me to the legacy of Reconstruction. The “Reconstruction” changed the lives of southerners and even slaves. It particularly changed …show more content…
Foner believes the KKK is simply a group of people who want to go back in time before blacks gained their suffrage and civil rights. They want to go back to when blacks were outranked (when they were still slaves). Nevertheless, the Klan was against whites and White Southern Republicans as well. As stated above, the Klan ultimately used violence to intimidate others, because they recognized white Republicans as traitors, opening them to being a victim of violence due to their
The most surprising part of the excerpt was the part about the interracial marriage, because the black men looked up at the white women with intent to seduce them as they stood up with joyfulness. I believe the white southerners feared that the freed slaves would excel in their social orders and even economic growth. Their biggest fear is probably the ex-slaves rising and eventually overcoming the whites because they have more time and opportunity due to them not spending most of their time on a plantation, which brings me to the legacy of Reconstruction. The “Reconstruction” changed the lives of southerners and even slaves. It particularly changed …show more content…
Foner believes the KKK is simply a group of people who want to go back in time before blacks gained their suffrage and civil rights. They want to go back to when blacks were outranked (when they were still slaves). Nevertheless, the Klan was against whites and White Southern Republicans as well. As stated above, the Klan ultimately used violence to intimidate others, because they recognized white Republicans as traitors, opening them to being a victim of violence due to their