the ku klux klan - history

1. The Ku Klux Klan

2. The Ku Klux Klan is a racist, anti-Semitic
movement with a commitment to extreme
violence to achieve its goals of racial
segregation and white supremacy

3. It appeared in 1866 in
Tennessee, USA.

4. The founders of the klan were Confederate Civil
War veterans Captain John C. Lester, Major
James R. Crowe, John D. Kennedy, Calvin Jones,
Richard R. Reed, Frank O. McCord

5. The KKK rapidly grew from a secret
social fraternity to a paramilitary
force bent on reversing the federal
government's progressive
Reconstruction Era-activities in the
South, especially policies that
elevated the rights of the local
African American population.

6. The Klan has been in three distinct
movements in the United States
1st Klan (1865–1870s)
† violent role against
African Americans in the
South during
the Reconstruction
Era of the 1860s

7. 2nd Klan (1915–
1944)
† very large controversial
nationwide organization in
the 1920s.
The Klan has been in three distinct
movements in the United States

8. The Klan has been in three distinct
movements in the United States
† Consists of numerous small unconnected groups
that use the KKK name
† emphasized secrecy and distinctive costumes
† called for purification of American society
† all are considered right-wing
3rd Klan (since
1946)

10. † restore America back to being a white, Christian nation
free from drugs, homosexuality, immigration, and race-
mixing, which the group attributes to the country’s
downfall.
† Extreme pride comes at the forefront of their ideology.
On their website, they claim to be proud of their race,
history, and traditions.
† They refer to the acts that the KKK did in the past as
accomplishments, and believe they are, in essence,
building a better society for everyone to live in.
Beliefs, convictions and goals

11. Martin Luther King was shot dead because a £62,000
bounty had been placed on his head by the Ku Klux Klan.
Assassin James Earl Ray was in jail when he is said to
have heard on the prison grapevine that the racist group
would pay out to anyone who ended the life of the black
U.S. civil rights leader.
Martin Luther King’s
assassination

13. KKK faded away

15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiTXnKEyecg
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