Injustice And Separation: The True Heart Of The Ku Klux K

Religion, Injustice, and Separation: The True Heart of The Ku Klux Klan The Ku Klux Klan, or rather the ‘KKK,’ was part of a religious movement. While this is partially true and provided as one reason for their actions, this was not the main reason. The Ku Klux Klan was a group that sought after white justice and white unification and came as a result of people’s white pride and hatred, but to God, there is no excuse for hate. The Starting Point of The Ku Klux Klan: Seeking White Justice People most remember the Klan of the twenties, which is considered the second Klan in hindsight, and it all started when a white woman was found murdered (Baker, 2011). Mary Phagan was a factory worker at the National Pencil Company in Atlanta, Georgia, in

The Klan was called for by a former minister who later died in a car crash (2011). During his recovery, he recreated every aspect of the Ku Klux Klan in a new, more anti-Semitic light (2011). This is what many consider the official creation of the second Klan, which took place on a cold night in October 1915 (2011). Their first official act was on Thanksgiving day that same year when they lit a cross on a hill outside of town (2011). The Klan was founded on the protection of white rights and white women, a ritualistic belief in Christianity, and rejection of Catholics, people of color, immigrants, and many others (2011). Starting The First Klan: Origin In Pulaski, Tennessee However, forty-nine years earlier, in Pulaski, Tennessee, a small group of Civil War veterans created the original Ku Klux Klan (Baker, 2011). The group was very organized when choosing their name (2011). They chose the Greek word Kuklos, meaning ‘circle,’ and added the word Klan to help better represent their white heritage (2011). They later chose a menacing white cloak and a pointed dunce-like hood as their official uniform

They believed in a principle called the ‘Whiteman’s burden,’ which was the idea that they defended minorities (2011). The Ku Klux Klan even thought that minorities put themselves in danger by simply existing (2011). However, for some, this did not silence them (Bartoletti, 2010). Some formerly enslaved people were unwilling to give up their right to vote and would often go to great lengths to preserve it (Bartoletti, 2010). People would hide at night and try to sneak in their votes (2010). Sadly, the votes were color-coded by race, so if a voting box had been tampered with, they would know which votes were cast by which race (2010). Both political parties were known to tamper with the boxes and remove the black votes for the other party (2010). They believed that the blacks could not govern themselves (2010). However, once they obtained voting rights, it became apparent to many Democrats who were campaigning for office that they needed the black population’s votes (2010). Many Democrats assumed they would automatically receive the votes of the formerly enslaved people (2010). However, this was not the case for the Democrats