The Ku Klux KlanTopic: The KKK (The Ku Klux Klan)Question: Who is the Ku Klux Klan? What was their goal? What did they do?Thesis: The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is a white racist supremacy group that believes they are superior, therefore they believe white people are dominant over other races. The KKK’s goal when it was first founded was to weaken the Reconstruction governments and retain the power for the Southerners who had been in favor of the Confederacy during the Reconstruction Era in 1865. The KKK was also responsible for lynching of African Americans in the south during the Reconstruction Era. The Ku Klux Klan has a long history of violence. They were responsible for a lot of violent lynchings, murders, tar-and-featherings, rapes, and other …show more content…
The member would also tell colored people not to come to school and they would scare colored teachers out of town. The KKK’s third klan was in 1946-Present. This third klan still exists today. They have about 5,000-8,000 members today. This is their lowest amount known. When the third klan was first organized, they still continued to terrorize and murder colored people or those who went against them. For example, This Klan was responsible for a terrorist attack on 1951 on Christmas Eve, the KKK was responsible for a bombing on the home of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. They killed 2 people and injured others. Another example, on the September of 1963, the KKK was responsible for a during this, when they were first created in December 25, 1895. Their member count at first is unknown. In 1867, when blacks were winning in congress. At Least 10 percent of black legislators were victims of violent attacks carried out by the KKK, 7 people who were killed due to this. The KKK also targeted black institutions, such as churches and schools. The KKK’s second klan was in 1915-1944.They had 3,000,000 to 6,000,000 members. At this time, the members of the KKK’s has expended nationwide. They had members in almost all