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Ku Klux Klan

 
by Belinda Brown
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was a racist secret society that had operated in the United States after the end of the civil war of 1865. The Ku Klux Klan was active in the Southern States of the U.S more than anywhere else. The Ku Klux Klan was initiated b... More>
by Can Tran
The oppression of non-White Anglo Saxon Protestants (W.A.S.P.) and the maintenance of White control are not easy things to accomplish; not even by a long shot. Because of such difficult tasks, the Ku Klux Klan had kept extremely busy throughout the ... More>
by Christina Pomoni
In April 1866, in the aftermath of the American Civil War, President Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights Bill that was addressing the issue of protection of the freed slaves from Southern States. Opposing to the Radical Republicans of the Congress, who ... More>
by Belinda Brown
There were a number of events that had occurred during 1915 that had sparked the resurface of the Ku Klux Klan. The first of these events was the case of a Jewish factory owner who had been accused of raping a murdering a young girl named Mary Phaga... More>
by Cicely Richard
Growing up in Louisiana, the Ku Klux Klan was a bit of urban legend and a mystery to me. They were a symbol of the Old South and had nothing to do with my life. I lived in the post-Civil Rights South. Nothing is perfect, but I attended any school I ... More>
by Michael Frissore
However crude, silly, archaic, and just plain ridiculous many of us find racism today, imagine yourself a Southerner immediately following the Civil War. Imagine yourself having been on the losing side, the side of the Confederacy. Sure, the Civil W... More>
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