... Confederate Army families who's love ones had been lost and to end segregation. Forrest stated the Klan had become to violent and that was why he left. Many Congressmen urged Ulysses S. Grant; President at the time, to take charge against the Klan. In 1870 Grant investigated the organization. Grants investigation proved what many had already known and on April 20,1871 ... ...
... the black people did. The Klan and the other groups mentioned were successful in keeping many blacks away from the voting boxes. Benjamin Butler who was a Radical Republican urged President Ulysses S. Grant to take action against the KKK. In 1870, the President sent investigators to look into the organization. A grand jury reported back that there were many counties through out the ... ...
... the black people did. The Klan and the other groups mentioned were successful in keeping many blacks away from the voting boxes. Benjamin Butler who was a Radical Republican urged President Ulysses S. Grant to take action against the KKK. In 1870, the President sent investigators to look into the organization. A grand jury reported back that there were many counties through out the ... ...
... , resulting in the imprisonment of several Klan members (The World Book of Encyclopedia, 310) The biggest threat against the KKK was the Force Bill which passed in 1871. Congress gave Ulysses S. Grant the authority to use federal troops against the KKK. This caused a ripple of effects. One major effect was the disappearance of the Klan shortly after the bill passed. The ... ...
