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Whereas you can translate, rotate, reflect and enlarge shapes; you can translate, stretch and reflect
graphs. However, the people were more frightened than they were cheered up. They have been in the
shadows for over 130 years and continue to thrive in America's society today. The white supremacist
organization terrorized blacks with beatings, burning of homes, as well as, through lynching all over
the south during the reconstruction era; this led to the passage of the Federal terrorism laws, which
aimed at suppressing the Klan’s activities and protecting the blacks accordingly. Factories were
forced to produce fewer goods meaning they had to cut back on work forces. Powell had first started
a Klan chapter in Oregon, which increased in strength throughout the early 1920s. They would drag
the person to the center of the town and hang them in front of everyone. The lieutenant had a pistol
in his hand and he and the captain sat down while eight or ten men stood inside the door and the
porch was full. If you need a custom term paper on Sociology Essays: Ku Klux Klan, you can hire a
professional writer here to write you a high quality authentic essay. However in 1882, the Supreme
Court declared the Ku Klux Act was unconstitutional, but by that time the Klan had practically
disappeared seeing that its original objective—the restoration of white supremacy throughout the
South—had been largely achieved during the 1870s. While this was the only time an actual ratio was
used, throughout Watcher on the Tower the Klan identified white supremacy as a way to see
America and its people, once again placing themselves in the role of saviors. The role and importance
of the KKK was significant in respect that it did bring about a lot of civil rights and changes which
benefited the African Americans. Klan members rallied around the idea that America had been
founded on Protestant ideals and that Catholics, Jews, and other religious groups were corrupting
God’s word. On the other hand, it caused a sharp backlash, with passage of federal laws that
historian Eric Foner says were a success in terms of. If you are required to write an answer, write no
more than 100 words for each answer (please include word count each time). The slaves were now
free (many of these men were slave owners) and carpetbaggers were coming from the North to take
advantage of the southern people. As an article in Watcher on the Tower explains, a KKK member’s
“first allegiance is to his country and his flag that he may worship God in any manner that his
conscience dictate.” But this stated belief in the freedom of worship applied only to Protestantism.
The emergency quota act (1921) limited the number of immigrants to 357,000 per year.The number of
people coming to the USA from any one country could not exceed 3% of the number from that
country already living in the USA in 1910. In the beginning the Ku Klux Klan was started to be a
way for people who had the same views to spend time together. Complex ownership structures are a
common phenomenon across Asian business groups. They even pointed out the possible threat of not
forming a solid and united white front. One key component to gaining support for the new Klan was
a novel by Thomas Dixon called The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan. Here is
a prayer that men would say before going to bed: Now I lay me down to sleep; I pray thee, Grant,
my body keep. Also in Dallas three Klansmen armed with bombs, a bow and steel tipped-arrows
were arrested after a high-speed chase from a black neighborhood. However, gendered rhetoric
appears repeatedly throughout the paper in the discussions of Klan principles. In the beginning, the
men wanted to do nothing more than play pranks on people. Japan and Spain, as suppliers, along
with Ming China, as a receiver, appeared to benefit from the surge in silver mining. Apart from
supporting the movement aimed at white supremacy, the man advocated anti-Semitic conspiracy
theories, denied Holocaust, and promoted Neo-Nazi views. The name came from the Greek word
Kuklos, meaning circle. Later, Dixon met filmmaker D. W. Griffith and the two collaborated to
create a movie based on Dixon’s novel, Birth of a Nation.
They burned houses, and attacked and killed black people, leaving their bodies on the roads. They
didn’t start of violent, or to promote white supremacy. The Klan used public violence against black
people and their allies as intimidation. Reviews Select overall rating (no rating) Your rating is
required to reflect your happiness. Being outnumbered meant that whites (i.e. “true” Americans)
would lose their hold on their country and it would go further into ruin in the hands of non-whites.
The Seattle Klan newspaper, Watcher on the Tower, illustrates the Klan’s beliefs in Protestant
Christianity, pure Americanism, white supremacy, manliness and fraternity, and how it saw these as
the defining characteristics and representations of Klansmen. In most states, however, federal
intervention was required, as the group was so forceful. It argued that foreigners were the enemy of
American liberty and used both fear and guilt as a means of bolstering support by asking if all the
Founding Fathers fought for would be lost in vain. However, what is important is that this is how the
Klan saw itself and this vision was appealing enough to make an impact on the history of the state
and the nation. It grew rapidly nationwide at a time of prosperity. They saw the opportunity to set
back the South to what it had been. The Ku Klux Klan founded in 1865 by William Nathan Bedford
a former confederate general, began a campaign of terror against free blacks and their white
supporters. By aligning with mainstream conservative agendas on issues like temperance, crime, and
immigration, the Klan tried to convince people that they shared the same beliefs in hopes of gaining
continued and more widespread support. With its goals achieved and white supremacist
governments firmly in control in many of the southern states, the Ku Klux Klan disbanded
eventually; their aim then, was to use a variety of legal measures to suppress black voting and civil
rights. The second was a nationwide organization that flourished after World War I. Some were
evicted, others forced to sell off their land. Impact of Ku Klux Klan on Community National The
impact of Ku Klux Klan’s activity on US political system is frequently underestimated. At around
38,000 members, Washington State’s Klan was relatively small. This audience included President
Woodrow Wilson, who made Birth of a Nation the first movie to be screened at the White House.
More importantly, it was a response or rather a defensive action taken towards the large-scale
immigration of the previous decades that had changed the ethnic character of American society and
left many Native Americans’ jobs endangered. Although, they committed many violent acts, some
stated on how they would be treated with courtesy. The main characteristic of the Ku Klux Klan
throughout the years has been the group is a gathering of white Christian men and women who have
joined together because of a common bond they share by blood and faith. Normal Times — here, a
critical social problem is in the air that is violating a host of widely held core values but the general.
Black political leaders, heads of black religious institutions, as well as all the blacks that were tied to
political organizations were murdered; black institutions such as schools, churches, and Freed Bureau
posts were destroyed as well. Many Americans opposed the Klan’s’ motives and purposes. Later,
Dixon met filmmaker D. W. Griffith and the two collaborated to create a movie based on Dixon’s
novel, Birth of a Nation. Profound changes in the American political life define the reconstruction
era since new laws and constitutional changes at the national level came into force, permanently
transforming the federal system and the definition of American citizenship. Hinds, three members of
the South Carolina legislature, and several men who served in constitutional conventions. The
lieutenant had a pistol in his hand and he and the captain sat down while eight or ten men stood
inside the door and the porch was full. The American Civil War ended in 1865 and paved way for the
reconstruction era.
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conditions. Following the recommendations of the grand jury after the Congressional investigation
into the activities of the Ku Klux Klan, President Grant urged congress to take counter measures
against the Klan violence in the south; this led to the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, which enforced
provisions of the 14th amendment guaranteeing civil rights. Test yourself using these by covering
over a section then trying to recall all of the key facts and details. It is classified as a hate group by
the Anti- Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center. It appeared as if all freed men
and women would soon be as fortunate as any white person. Klan members rallied around the idea
that America had been founded on Protestant ideals and that Catholics, Jews, and other religious
groups were corrupting God’s word. If they had been left to vote, the blacks had a greater potential
of wielding a considerable proportion of political power that would have destabilized the
conventional order of white supremacy at the chagrin of the supremacists. He founded Knights of
the Ku Klux Klan (KKKK) after graduating from college in 1974, becoming the youngest Grand
Wizard who was not scared to openly express his racist and anti-Semite attitudes. Former
Confederate Brigadier General George Gordon developed the Prescript, which espoused white
supremacist belief. It was claimed at this stage, the membership of the Klan had risen to a striking
7,000,000 people. Their web sites call out for revolution and revolt against blacks, Jews, non-
Christians, and gays, and they incite people to violence as they attempt to gain members. This brief
summary or annotation helps the writer understand and recall the content of the source. They were
now involved in marches, parades, and night time cross burnings all over the country. The southern
people had suffered greatly from the effects of the great war. They saw Catholics as people with dual
identities who placed their Catholic one before their American identity. Freedom Riders attempting
to integrate the interstate bus system had been severely beaten, and one of the buses was burned.
Black political leaders, heads of black religious institutions, as well as all the blacks that were tied to
political organizations were murdered; black institutions such as schools, churches, and Freed Bureau
posts were destroyed as well. Besides their political rights, the black’s economic rights were also
highly frustrate d by the Klan since it targeted the black businessmen who attempted to achieve any
business success, in addition to those who attempted to form unions to further their economic
aspirations in the south. IT’S ALL ABOUT VOCABULARY. Vocabulary. Vocabulary Builders 1 and
2. Hire purchase (buying in installment) was introduced to make goods more affordable to average
earners who could only buy them on credit. The people needed a release from the sorrow of
everyday life. Outline of the Day. 9.30-45am Paper 1 Content Overview 9.45-10.45am Hitler’s
Foreign Policy and the Causes of the Second World War 10.45-11.00am BREAK 11.00-12.00
Causes of the FWW 12.00-1.00pm LUNCH 1.00-2.00pm Treaty of Versailles and League of
Nations. At conferences, discussions would center on “the Klansman’s obligations as a patriot to his
God, his country, his home and his fellowman,” 28 instilling in their minds that they were the picture
of pure one-hundred-percent-Americanism. As long as there is differences between people in this
world, there will always be hate. Newspapers the country over are feeling the pressure of Klan
displeasure and are beginning to print favorable Klan news. The Governor of South Carolina
appealed for federal troops to assist his efforts in keeping control of the state. The SCLC hoped that
the presence of large numbers of white college students involved in the SCOPE Project would attract
the attention of the media and the nation, making the segregationist power structure more reluctant
to resort to brutal tactics in trying to prevent African Americans from exercising their civil rights.
They were described as acting as the military arm of the Democratic Party and are attributed with
helping white Democrats regain control of state legislatures throughout the South. In 1. 91. 5, the
second Klan was founded in Atlanta, Georgia. The Seattle Klan newspaper, Watcher on the Tower,
illustrates the Klan’s beliefs in Protestant Christianity, pure Americanism, white supremacy, manliness
and fraternity, and how it saw these as the defining characteristics and representations of Klansmen.
Ku Klux Klan also left an irretraceable impact on the civil rights movement, supporting segregation
and advocating against equal rights for people regardless of the gender, race, and ethnicity
(O’Donnell, 2018).

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