Ku Klux Klan
Civil War Terrorists
Who was/is the Ku Klux Klan?
- They were a group of white Southerners
- The were a Terrorist Organization
- They wore white robes
- Went around scaring African-Americans
What did the Ku Klux Klan do?
- They burn't down African-American buildings
- They threatened, yelled racist comments at them, and started riots
- Tortured and murdered them
- They raped them
- They also harmed Jews, Romans, Catholics, and other groups
Founders of The Klan
William Joseph Simmons
Second founder of the Ku Klux Klan on Thanksgiving Night of 1915
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Founder of the Ku Klux Klan
Hiram Wesley Evans
Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard from 1922 to 1939
“It's not appropriate to joke about the Ku Klux Klan,” ~Mitt Romney
How are the Klan Controlled?
- The Klan is controlled under the Ku Klux Klan Act
- Also the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
13th Amendment
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
14th Amendment
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
15th Amendment
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
Where was the Klan Founded?
- The Ku Klux Klan was founded in Pulaski, Tennessee
- The Klan expanded throughout the South by 1870
- The Klan still exists today, but are monitored