History and Impact of the Ku Klux Klan in the United States
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is a notorious secret organization founded in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1865 by former Confederate army officers. Originally aimed at suppressing the power of blacks and minorities, the KKK evolved over the years with a goal to reestablish white supremacy. The Klan was responsible for violence and discrimination against African Americans, immigrants, Catholics, and Jews. Despite being outlawed at various points, the KKK experienced resurgence after significant events like the Brown v. Board decision, Civil Rights Act of 1964, and continues to have a presence in modern times.
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KKK Pulaski, Tenn., on Dec. 24, 1865, six former Confederate army officers name from the Greek word kuklos ("circle"). secret organization aimed to suppress the power of blacks and other minorities. Tallahassee, 1956 State of FL Archives terror arm of the Democratic party in the South. white men from all classes of southern society disguised themselves, in robes and hoods intimidating and killing
KKK The Klan's goal : reestablish white supremacy by overthrowing the Reconstruction governments. Outlawed during Reconstruction KKK was reborn in 1915 under the evangelistic direction of William J. Simmons, an Atlanta insurance salesman.
KKK reactivated Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s was responsible for some of the violence against African Americans and immigrants in both the S and N Membership was open to: native-born, white Protestant males 16 years of age + Tampa, 1923 State of FL Archives blacks, Roman Catholics, and Jews were excluded and were made targets of defamation and persecution by the Klan.
MODERN KKK Brown v Board- May 17, 1954, that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, stirred the Klan into new attempts at recruitment and violence but did not bring internal unity or greatly increased membership After the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 it experienced a marked increase in membership, reaching an estimated 40,000 in 1965. A former grand wizard of the Klan, David Duke (1950- ), was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1989 and ran unsuccessfully in the state's gubernatorial election in 1991.
ANTI KKK RAP You will be assigned a specific POV to rap (or poem or song) from 1. Republican party (scalawag) 2. Carpetbagger white member of the with partner must both have in NB African American during: 3 . KKK Act 4. 1920s immigration 5. 1960s Civil Rights 6. Today Must be at least 4 stanzas with 5 lines each incorporate at least 4 new facts you learned about the KKK must be APPROPRIATE (no offensive slang) 7. Harriet Beecher Stowe 8. Frederick Douglass 9. Ulysses S Grant get into the emotions, why does this person feel this way? extra credit- turn in a music video on Mon 5/22 - more well done and creative- the more the extra credit 10. Martin Luther King 11. Rodney King
