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A form of Organized Racism
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What is the Ku Klux Klan?• Secret society begun in the
south.• Informally known as the
Klan.• Originally set up as social
fraternity but their main goal soon became reasserting white supremacy after the Civil War.
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The First Grand wizard
• The great Confederate cavalry officer, General Nathan Bedford Forrest, was the first Grand Wizard (national leader) in 1867.
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Reasons Behind the KKK• Wanted to oppose
“reconstruction” of the south.
• Stop African Americans from voting or holding office
• Encouraged by the resentments of white southerners following the Civil War
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Who were the original members?• Most members were former Confederate army members• Some were plantation owners who still wanted to own slaves• Others were just people upset with how the government had
treated the South following the Civil War
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Activities
Burning down Black Schools
Cross Burning
Whipping and lynching of the blacks
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End of 1st klan
Mississippi Ku-Klux members in the disguises in which they were captured. Harper's Weekly January 27, 1872
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• William Joseph Simmons founded the second Ku Klux Klan in 1915.
The 2nd KKK Incarnation
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2nd Klan-Fueled by two key events
Film-The Birth of a Nation Death of Mary Phagan
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AnomaliesIn New Jersey in 1926, local Klansmen sponsored the drive to rebuild a negro church.
Food aid was given to a black old folks’ home in Richmond, Virginia in 1925.
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In 1944, the Klan disbanded.
The End of the 2nd KKK
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• The Ku Klux Klan continues to exist today
• Exist in smaller chapters than in previous years
• Activity is more limited• Some of the extreme beliefs
have weakened or adapted to today’s society
• Many members are more secretive about their membership today
The KKK Today
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The End