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            The Ku Klux Klan has been the most organized of the many different White supremacy groups that came into being after the Civil War. The ill-reputed Knights of the Klan have been involved in countless incidents of human rights violations against blacks and other minority groups in America. Especially in the South, during and after the Reconstruction period, the Klan played a major part in formulating and forcefully employing many of the Jim Crow laws, which delayed black man's true freedom for a century. .
             Stetson Kennedy is a native of Jacksonville, Florida where the Klan was very active. Kennedy saw first hand the working of the Klan when a maid in his house was taken for a ride by the Klan and badly tortured. Kennedy developed a hatred for the Ku Klux Klan and wanted to do all he could to limit the influence of and put a stop to its hate mongering. He wrote a book "Palmetto Country" in which he blasted the myth that the Klan was formed to "save the South" from Scalawags, Carpetbaggers and Negroes. This was the view held widely throughout the South and took root more so as it was romantically depicted in Southern writers publications and the groundbreaking movie "The Birth of a Nation". Kennedy noted that the Klan was actually the handiwork of the rich Southern plantation holders, who wanted to keep the black labor force under chains similar to those of slavery. .
             Also, Kennedy noted that the few things written about the KKK were editorials rather than exposes. He felt the need for not just words but for legal evidence against the Klan's inside machinations. For that purpose someone would have to go under a Klan robe and turn the hooded order's dirty linen for all the world to see. The author decided to volunteer for the job and thus began his adventures as a Klan-buster, in the headquarters of the Klan at the time in Atlanta. The first few chapters relate his experiences at the Klan meetings and his mostly successful efforts to report the planned acts of hooded terrorism to authorities.


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1. KKK In world history

... the nickname of the "Invisible Empire" (Ingalls). The Ku Klux Klan has been referred to by many different terms such as The Klan or KKK. In 1867, Nathaniel Bedford Forrest, an ex-confederate cavalry leader, and many other ex-confederates held a meeting and converted the social group to ... community. Klansmen would disguise themselves in robes, hold silent parades, make midnight rides on horses, and speak with mysterious language and commands (Columbia). The KKK " Dressed in flowing sheets, their faces covered with white masks, and with skulls at their saddle horns, posed as spirits of ...

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2. KKK

... deemed, quickly took over his duties. His goal was to get rid of as many black people and carpetbaggers as possible. Violence was his answer. The KKK stole the oppositions goods, beat them and even killed them. They would drag the person to the center of the town and hang them in front of ... him into deep depression forcing him to turn to alcohol for answers. In the fall of 1922, William Joseph Simmons lost his title as President of the KKK. Today;s KKK stands for many rights as a "normal" American, but to them it should only be supported and given to the white race. They believe in t...

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3. Impact of KKK on society

... great impact on all areas of society. African American society, along with Jews, immigrants and Roman Catholics and any other group not complying with the KKK's white protestant views were discriminated against. All areas of society were not only affected by discrimination but they also witnessed the cruel and closed minded ... early 1970's and the late 1970's to the early 1980's. The 1920's time period was probably one of the most influential. The public's interest in the KKK in the early 1900's was sparked by a 1915 movie, The Birth of a Nation created by D.W. Griffith. He based most o...

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4. The KKK and Principles of Persuasion on Behaviors

... defined social character as that part of the individual character structure that is common to most members of a group."1 "The dynamics of the KKK may be better understood in terms of the individual psycho-dynamics of the group members. In the process of maturation, individuals need to progressively ... consider joining a cult for one reason: a sense of belonging, to feel accepted. It's an unstoppable situation, when people are desperate to belong. These KKK members are tricked into thinking that whatever they do is right and carry faith in the group and never falter in their beliefs of ...

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5. The history of the KKK--First and Second Movements

... the South. A group of former Confederate soldiers formed a similar such group called the Ku Klux Klan. The smaller groups were eventually absorbed into the KKK, which became the premier group of its kind as numerous branches sprang up all across the South. In Pulaski, Tennessee, under the rule of General ... the further destruction done to the South by Reconstruction. The Klan formed as a fraternal order similar in structure and hierarchy to Masonic groups. The KKK was a quasi-military group that purportedly traced its roots back to the military and social clans of Europe and Scotland....

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6. KKK

... to accomplish was done through violent hate crimes. Today they are going about their business through politics instead of with a criminal instinct.1 The KKK, as they were known by most people, was first formed after the American Civil War by a group of Confederate Army veterans in Pulaski ... live, work, a place to go to school, and better health facilities. Congress however had a difficult time making this bill become a law. The KKK was not their only opponent. President Johnson vetoed that bill along with a Civil Rights Bill. Times for the white supremacists were only getting worse t...

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7. KKK

... Civil War, this group came about during the Reconstruction Era. Because of the ratification of the 13th amendment, ending slavery in the south, the KKK emerged with a cause that has yet to be put to rest the rise of white power. Although slavery was abolished, racism was not. Because ... decided they would have to take matters into their own hands. They felt extremely betrayed by the U.S. government. As one supporting KKK web-site claimed, "The KKK movement provided for the people of the south the leadership and rallying point to begin their arduous struggle to regain their lost dignity...

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8. KKK vs. R.A.V.

... then reversed the decision saying the ordinance violated the rights granted by the First Amendment. However, the actions committed by R.A.V. seem too similar to the actions of the KKK. The symbolism between the KKK burning crosses and R.A.V. burning crosses is obvious. The actions committed by R.A.V. are clearly a hate crime, and therefore he should have been justly punished for it. Free speech ends ... the cross burning as a direct threat to scare families, and R.A.V. actions have the same effect. Their actions are no different from the KKK's. The only defense R.A.V. has is that they h...

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9. kkk

... a hatred towards blacks and any other racial minority, taking into consideration that this was an all white group. Groups such as the KKK would stop at nothing to achieve their goals. The Ku Klux Klan was formed as a social club after Reconstruction. A Confederate General, Nathan Bedford Forrest, was the Klan's first leader. The ... hoods to mask their identity. The Ku Klux Klan became known as the Invisible Empire as it grew and spread rapidly. In the 1920's, a man named William J. Simmons revived the KKK. This new Klan directed its activity against, not just blacks, but any group it ...

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10. KKK Clan Report

What the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) believes • That the White Race is the irreplaceable hub of our nation, our faith and the high levels of western culture and technology. • America should always be first ... such white supremacist groups as the Ku Klux Klan, and Knights of the White Camellia. The Ku Klux Klan, more commonly known as the KKK, has been a radical group of white people since the 1800's. More specifically, the KKK formed towards the end of the American Civil War, during a period of time called the "Black Reconstruction". It was a time when most of ... Don't Learn From History- Peop...

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