History Of KKK

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The Ku Klux Klan
The KU KLUX KLAN is a group of white secret societies who oppose
the advancement of blacks, Jews, Gays and other Minority groups. The Ku KLux Klan also known as
the KKK or the Klan, Is active in The United States of America and Canada. It often uses violence to
achieve its goal in society. The KKK members wear robes and hoods, and burn crosses at their
outdoor meetings. They will also burn crosses to scare non-members. The KKK was formed as a
social club by a group of confederate army veterans in Pulaski, Tenn., in 1866, but still goes on today.
A former confederate general , was the first Klan Leader , called the Grand Wizard. The group took its
name from the Greek word kyklos, meaning circle, and the English word clan. Klan members, who
believed in the superiority of whites, soon began to terrorize blacks to keep them from voting or
exercising the other rights they had gained during Reconstruction, the period following the end of the
American Civil War in 1865. The Klan threatened, beat, and murdered many blacks in the South. To
hide their identity, Klan terrorists wore robes and hoods, draped sheets over their horses, and rode at
night. The KKK spread rapidly throughout the Southern United States and became known # as the
Invisible Empire. Its attacks helped drive blacks out of Southern political life. In 1871, Congress passed
the Force Bill, which gave the President the authority to use federal troops against the Klan. The KKK
soon disappeared. They then returned to Society in the early 1900’s. In 1915, William J. Simmons, a
former Methodist clergyman, organized a new Klan in Atlanta, Ga., as a patriotic, society. The Klan
directed its activities against groups it considered un-American, including blacks, immigrants, Jews,
and particularly Roman Catholics. The KKK grew rapidly and by the mid-1920's had more than 2
million members throughout the country. The Invisible Empire ...