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How Did The Ku Klux Klan Contribute To The Failure Of Reconstruction

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Another way the reconstruction failed was by giving way to white supremacy groups. One white supremacy group that was created was the Ku Klux Klan in 1865. The Ku Klux Klan was created by six Confederate army veterans and it was appealing to many because it provided them a way to get rid of their anger for losing the war. The Klan's goal was to use violence such as riots and the killing of black Americans to reestablish white supremacy in the South. One of their main targets were African Americans and Freedman Bureau who was trying to help the African Americans by providing them homes and money. They targeted them by torturing, killing, whipping, and hanging black Americans and their allies while also burning their houses and black Americans.
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