The Ku Klux Klan was and is undeniably a terrorist organization—but what made the Klan an especially insidious terrorist organization, and a threat tocivil liberties, was that it functioned as the unofficial paramilitary arm of Southern segregationist governments. This allowed its members to kill wi...
My only regret is that it is all so terribly true." The showing of "Birth of a Nation" was one of the main reasons the KKK was revived in the 1920s. However, since white supremacy was still very much intact, they came up with a different motivation for the KKK: nativi...
Founding of the Ku Klux Klan Ku Klux Klan Violence in the South The Ku Klux Klan and the End of Reconstruction Revival of the Ku Klux Klan Great Depression Shrinks Klan Founded in 1865, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) extended into almost every southern state by 1870 and became a vehicle for wh...
Before discussing the most pressing questions people tend to have about the KKK, let me add some background for basic context. The Ku Klux Klan was first formed in 1866, through the efforts of a small band of Confederate veterans in Tennessee. Quickly expanding from a localized membership, th...
Martin Luther King, Jr., was kidnapped, tarred, and feathered by the KKK. While this example is relatively recent, the same group historically used this punishment on African-Americans for years. Photo: Library of Congress PICRYL Public Domain The Last Tarring And Feathering Took Place In ...
Here's a look at the history of Black civil rights in the United States of America, from the 1500s to the present day.
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"Hillary's America" takes audiences on a gripping journey into the secret history of the Democratic Party and the contentious rise of Hillary Clinton.