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The American civil war was the only time in America’s history that the united country we all know of today, was once divided. Most people in the north believed that slavery was unfair and inhumane, while in the south most of

its inhabitants supported the enslaving of African Americans. When the South lost the civil war, and slavery was forbidden, some of the soldiers were unhappy with the outcome and couldn’t accept the fact that slaves were illegal, and now had freedoms like everyone else. Commonly, scare tactics were used to get northern soldiers and slaves to leave the south. The Ku Klux Klan started as a non-violent hate group, but that would change dramatically.

By the 1960’s the Klan’s popularity had significantly decreased for a couple of reasons. First, America was no longer poor; the depressions ending meant happier Americans that no longer needed a scapegoat. Also, many famous historical figures such as Martin Luther King started preaching out loud about the rights that blacks and other minorities deserved. Most Americans agreed with King, but the few hardheaded racists that were still arou

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