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The Ku Klux Klan, otherwise known as The Klan or KKK, is a far right organization that has been associated with 3 time periods America. The history of the KKK spotlights an organization that previously has endorsed acts of extremism including white supremacy, nationalism, and anti-immigration. These radical views have traditionally been supported by means of terrorist acts in support of their agenda. The 2nd as well as 3rd faction belonging to the Ku Klux Klan made numerous mention of this country’s “Anglo-Saxon” and “Celtic” blood, dating back to 19th century nativism and racialism in which people priding themselves on originated from the very first 18th century English revolutionaries. All record keeping associated with the history of the KKK has shown well-documented reports of the Klu Klux Klan carrying out acts of terror, even though historians disagree on how extensively terrorism was recognized by the regular membership belonging to the 2nd KKK. The KKK the 1920’s included in its belief structure an anti-communist stance on politics. Today’s Klu Klux Klan is fractured into multiple chapters and is categorized to be a hate group.
The earliest Klan prospered within the Southern states during the 1860s, disgruntled war veterans of the Confederacy created the Ku Klux Klan in order to further segregate African Americans by denying them the rights of freedom and equality that had been won in the American Civil War. These Klansmen of the KKK did everything in their power to prevent African Americans from enjoying these newly acquired civil rights. In order to further their agenda Klansmen of the Klu Klux Klan often propagated violence or threats of violence towards African Americans seeking to further themselves. Oftentimes these acts of violence would lead to injury, death, and even murder. To conceal their identities members of the Klan began to wear white robes as a way to intimidate African Americans. Their iconic bright white attire was comprised of robes, face masks, together with conical shaped caps, which were made to be extravagant and frightening. Organizations supporting similar propaganda as the KKK helped some southern states once again secure their dominance over blacks in Southern society. These hate propagating organizations slowly declined during the late 1870s, with the implementation of the legal system segregation and repression based legislation know as the Jim Crow Laws.
\A revival of the KKK in the 1920’s blossomed countrywide due to a mass migration of foreigners and blacks to the north. Fears stemming from religious beliefs and jobs insecurities led the KKK to further its membership numbers during this time. The faction implemented identical attire to the first Klan, only they implemented cross burnings into their rituals. It was at this time that the KKK expanded its prejudices to include religious and racial minorities they felt threatened their core beliefs. The KKK in the 1920’s expanded its reach into the Northern half of the country during this time. The KKK in the 1920’s was especially strong in Ohio boasting over fifty thousand members in its rank including high ranking politicians and city officials. The KKK in the mid 1920s began to decline as David Stephenson, the Grand Dragon of Indiana got arrested on an account of assaulting a young girl. Other prominent members were also arresting for various other scandals and criminal deeds. The KKK, once standing for a respectable cause, saw its decline soon after.
The 3rd KKK came forth soon after World War II during the 1950’s and 60’s was initially linked to opposing the civil rights movement and advancement among minorities. This belief structure has been carried out and still exists today and although the KKK of today may not be as prevalent in numbers as the KKK in the 1920’s it’s still a hate group to put on our radar for years to come. With the presidential election of America’s first African American President Barack Obama, the KKK has seen growing interest stemming from the fears of what a minority in office might do. With fear of the unknown caused by this election driving prejudices the Klu Klux Klan may yet see another revival of their members.
KKK White Supremacy THE KLU KLUX KLAN (KKK) AND WHITE SUPREMACY In the history of the Klu Klux Klan (KKK), members held a strong belief in white supremacy. White supremacy is the belief that persons of white heritage are superior to other racial descendancies. White supremacy is often associated with political and social ideology dominants by whites, including the Klu Klux Klan (KKK). White supremacy as with any racial sepremacism ideology is strongly rooted in ethnocentrism and the pursuit for hegemony. Due to the passion experienced by white supremacism these ideologies are often advanced through acts of violence as we have seen time and time again throughout the Klu Klux Klan’s (KKK) history. White supremacists don’t necessarily target a single ethnicity more than another and in the instance of the Klu Klux Klan (KKK) anyone who opposed their belief paradigms were usually targets of their acts of terrorism. White supremacists are often associated with dominantly white populated countries and regions. The highly agressive militant actions engaged by white supremacy groups, including the Klu Klux Klan (KKK) have often made them put them on countries homeland security watch lists. In some instances such as the Klu Klux Klan (KKK) Act passed in the 1800’s in America countries have taken radical steps to prevent these white supremacy organizations from engaging in hate speech. White supremacy was practiced in the USA predominately before the Civil War and for decades thereafter. The Civil War was fueled by white supremacy organizations and their desire to maintain the status of slavery in the south. As a matter of fact white supremacy was often cited as the cause for state secession. White supremacists often engaged in favoritism of their race segregating all non whites from holding prominent positions in government. Many states engaged in segregation banning interracial marriages up until 1967 when they were declared unconstitutional. The most prominent white supremacist movement in the USA was associated with the Klu Klux Klan (KKK). The Klu Klux Klan (KKK) members believe that their race is superior to other ethnicities and strives to preserve its genetic purity. The Klu Klux Klan (KKK) is just one of the many groups in the United States considered to be Anti-Semitic. Other groups include the Aryan Nations, White Patriot Party, and The Order although these do not have the reputation near as strong as that of the Klu Klux Klan (KKK). Although some people believe the white supremacy beliefs of the Klu Klux Klan (KKK) are strictly on behalf of preserving the genetic purity of the white race religious ideologies have a part to play as well. This white supremacy ideology has become synonymous with the term racist and skinhead subculture. This skinhead culture is often fueled on a grassroots level through social networking. With the advent of the internet it has been easier for recruiters of white supremacy groups such as the Klu Klux Klan (KKK) to dramatically increase their membership numbers. The Internet provides white supremacists such as the Klu Klux Klan (KKK) to be openly pro white supremacy while maintaining their anonymity, which greatly reduces the social pressures faced by the outside world. With so much interbreeding among different races these it will only be a matter of time before white supremacists such as the Klu Klux Klan (KKK) will have to face the fact that their pure lineage may be at risk for dilution. I would suspect that this would only fuel terrorist acts engaged upon by the Klu Klux Klan (KKK) in order to maintain what little genetic purity is left in their lineage.
KKK White Power White Power and what it means KKK White Power KKK is the name of two secret societies in America. Within the KKK history, the first society was founded in 1865 in Tennessee, being founded by ex South soldiers to oppose the reconstruction politic imposed by the North, and also to stop the black population from benefiting of civil rights. The Ku Klux Klan founding was connected with the first Civil War in America, and according to the KKK website, this society was determined to impose the White Power with any costs. However, the organization of the KKK was contradictory even from the start. The organization was called “The invisible state” during the first period of the KKK history, as the Ku Klux Klan considered the White people as being superior to the black race. Because of this adversity to black people, the organization could not accept that this population gained equal rights with the white people after the Secession War. As a result, according to the KKK website, the members of the clan started to invade the towns and cities, killing the black population without being punished in any way. When the local KKK extremists begun to apply violent methods, such as blackmail and extortion, the first president, the general NB Forrest decided that the organization must be closed, but it was too late. According to the KKK history, the decision of the general was wrong. If he would have thought about keeping the Ku Klux Klan in that organization, maybe the factions were easier to control. According to the KKK website, once the central KKK was dispersed, the local factions gained more power. In the KKK history, this is considered as one of the bloodiest periods. • The second Ku Klux Klan was founded in Atlanta in 1915 by an ex officer that became a preacher WJ Simons. According to the KKK website, Simmons was an influential member of the local society, and a declared opponent of immigration, black people and Catholics. The new KKK movement was spread fast, and the ideas were adopted by 5 million people all over America. It was a flourishing period of the KKK history, and the Ku Klux Klan became a major political but also military force. However, according to the KKK website, the extensive usage of violence convinced a major part of the members to renounce it. The organization was successful for about 20 years. During the 50’s, there are not so many records about the KKK, as it was in a dormant state. The 60’s represent the last period of the KKK history. Another attempt to reactivate the Klan was made at the beginning of the 90’s, but the initiative was unsuccessful. However, the racist manifestations were stopped by the authorities, and it seems like this bloody organization has no power to become important at the moment. However, it remains one of the biggest spots on the American history and our kids must remember those sad times in order to avoid the same mistakes in the future and to make sure those problems would never appear again.
KKK Terrorism Terrorism Of The KKK The KKK is still active today, and it is estimated that 100 Klavern are still active. However, the activities of those groups are different from what we know from the KKK history. The organization tries to wash its image with charitable actions, trying to create an image of Christians helping the community. Ku Klux Klan is one of the oldest and fierce groups in America. the KKK website states numerous violent actions of the group. The group is now dormant for almost 50 years, but the group continues to exist in different USA states and even around the globe. The KKK appeared accidentally during the reconstruction process after the Civil War. The people of the South suffered because of the war, many people lost their farms and homes, and this is why the KKK history records some great periods when people found the Ku Klux Klan as the only organization able to give them back their privileges. According to the KKK website, in 1865, six people from a small town of Tennessee founded this organization, but they were not even aware about the future of the organization. They decided to form a group to find an occupation and to forget about the worries. However, they were poor, so they were unable to make robes or costumes for the group, so they decided to use sheets. They went trough the city wearing those costumes, riding their horses, and the people were so excited about the idea that they adopted it immediately. at the beginning of the KKK, the members only had the purpose to scare the population. however, people got more scared than they expected. They realized the power of those techniques and the KKK history stated that hundreds of people adhered to the group. People saw the Ku Klux Klan as the group that could give the South its prosperity. Soon, the KKK begun to scare Northern political groups, in the KKK history, people felt fear because of this organization, but the idea of adhering was too attractive for many of them. the Ku Klux Klan needed a leader, and the Southern general Robert E Lee was the first choice. Unfortunately, for them the general was ill, so he refused “the honor” of conducting the group. The next choice was another general, Nathan Forrest. Although this new KKK leader was not so popular, he was a good leader, being one of the most important figures of the KKK history. After the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan felt the need of revenge on the North. The general was accepted as “The Great Wizard”, and he had absolute power over the members of the Klan. People were rushed to do what the leader told them to do, as they trusted his talents. Many people felt the need to be a part of a group, and the Klan was the only viable option. Until 1868, the group had thousands of members all over the South, people that were ready to kill any person considered impure. The terrorism of the KKK is considered one of the saddest periods of America, and people are still shivering when the name of the group is heard.
Cross Burning in the KKK The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and the Symbolism of Cross Burning The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) are recognized throughout history as engaging in cross burning or cross lighting. This practice, which predates the history of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) originated many years prior to the Ku Klux Klan’s (KKK) inception. Cross burning originated in Scotland and was often referred to as the Crann Tara. The symbolism associated with this represented a declaration of war;. The sight of a fiery cross rallied other members of the faction to stand up in defense This ritual was often targeted at victims of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) on or near their property and was often used as a scare tactic of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) to intimidate their victim. As a reader interested in the documented history of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) you may be interested to know that historically the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) did not burn crosses especially during the Reconstruction era post Civil War. It was Thomas Dixon, that romanticized the vision of cross burning by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) with his writing of Sir Walter Scott in the early 1900’s. Dixon’s Novels inspired the release in 1915 of the movie Birth of a Nation in which cross burning was a central theme later that year Leo Frank a Jewish American was lynched by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). After his death they burnt a cross which was followed by the burning of the cross by William Simmons, founder of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in the Ku Klux Klan’s (KKK) founding ceremony. Many Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members are devout Christians. They believe that cross burning is a symbolic act of showing their faith by “lighting” a cross, even though most Christians believe that cross burning is an act of blasphemy. Modern day cross burnings by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) aren’t necessarily dying off. Since the 1980’s there have been well over 1,700 historical cases of cross burning by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). More recently, cases of cross burning by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) involved using intimidation to threaten African Americans from purchasing houses in the area. The act of intimidation engaged in by Neal Coombs of Hastings, Florida in 2007 involved cross burning in unoccupied homes in order to intimidate and terrorize potential buyers. Coombs was sentenced to 14 years in prison for this act. Another case involved the Presidential campaign of Barack Obama in which a cross was found charred, set out by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in front of a home that openly supported Barack Obama. And in 2010 a minority couple from Nova Scotia found a cross and a noose on their lawn placed their by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). These recent activities have shown that the history of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) has carried on into today by the use of cross burnings to incite intimidation and acts of terror. The United States legislature in the case Virginia v. Black ruled that cross burning could be outlawed if the cross burning was used for intimidation alone, but this fact must be proved in court and critics including the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) argue that cross burning is an act that should be protected under the freedom of speech clause in the constitution. Only time and legislative trials will show how the United State of America will deal with cross burnings in the name of fear and intimidation by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) will fare in the future.
