The history of the Ku Klux Klan The history of the Ku Klux Klan or
KKK stared off by the late 19's and it was when the Invisible Empire started rising and threatens the social fabric of the society. The groups who have no place in country like the ones anti-Catholicism, nativism, racism, anti-Semitism and all other themes having bigotry and hatred are being associated with Ku Klux Klan in addition to the ones who are white supremacy followers.
In order to spread the message, the organization Ku Klux Klan used to burn the cross and do lynching and follow other acts of terrorism, intimidation and violence. Most of the people who became the victim of KKK were African-Americans but anyone who didn't followed their ideology also got victimized. Even after the strict actions of FBI and the legendary J Edgar Hoover, still the bits and pieces of KKK are there in America till today.
After analyzing the history of the Ku Klux Klan, 3 separate stages can be made of them. The first level came after the American Civil War when the Government was unstable and there were chances of rivalry between the African American and the former masters. The ideology carried by the white supremacy groups that were Men of Justice, Pale Faces and White Brotherhood didn't follow the name KKK as a formal name at that time.
The name KKK was only taken in 1866 as the rich landowners funded the organization to maintain the status quo with its heritage in exploiting slaves to man the cotton fields. The KKK derived from the word "Kuklos" that is of Greek language. The KKK quickly became very popular and all the smaller groups were absorbed into the main organization. The KKK made their objectives fulfilled by spreading the terror by means of whipping, lynching and murdering especially. Not only the African Americans became victims but also the carpetbaggers faced the violence by them. Carpetbaggers are the ones who in aim of economic means traveled from South to North. The KKK was very successful in its recruitment of members because of the romantic notion of fighting for the invisible empire. Most of the members were ex-confederate army enlisters who were still bitter over their defeat in the Civil War.
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