Ryan Tan, Maria Choo
EAP - Priti
24/11/14
The Ku Klux Klan
The KKK, founded in 1866 , is extreme right winged racist American terrorist organisation who focuses on racial hate crimes. Since it 's emergence, the KKK has been a tool used to promote the ideals of racism and anti-semitism while it 's members have been responsible for a wide range of atrocities ranging from lynching, brutal beatings and bombings (Akins 2006, p.134). Though they died out briefly in the 1870s, a mass revival occurred in the 20th century, allowing the KKK to become a nationwide political power holding hundreds of thousands of members. At present, the KKK is political vehicle (Bond 2011, p.4) used by the whites supremacists to impose their beliefs upon the world, …show more content…
Because the KKK’s beliefs are at an impasse with a majority of the world’s population (mainly due their frequent practices of Anti-communism, Homophobia, Neo-Nazism, Hate Crimes, etc.), the world tends to consider their views as toxic, viewing it as dangerous as it violates must of today’s social norms.
The Ku Klux Klan was originally created in the mid-1800s in Southern America and managed to extend itself to every southern state by the 1870s. This period is called the "First Klan" and it 's goals focused on becoming a weapon used to resist the Republican Party 's constitutions and policies which sought to create both social and economic equality between the whites and the blacks. During this period, many radical racial events were occurring, specifically the blacks winning the election and could vote (History 2009). The KKK and other racial groups however saw this as wrong as they sought to re-establish white supremacy in the south. Their initial modus operandi was an underground movement of violence and intimidation specifically directed …show more content…
The archetypal outfit that we picture klan members wearing today in addition to their insignia of a burning cross was popularised during the revival period, i.e. the second klan which consists of a floor-length white robe coupled (ADL 2014) with a pointy white hat which comes with a full face mask. Sometimes color also designates the rank in the klan with purple being the highest rank representing the Imperial Wizard followed by green, reddish-purple, gold, black and
EAP - Priti
24/11/14
The Ku Klux Klan
The KKK, founded in 1866 , is extreme right winged racist American terrorist organisation who focuses on racial hate crimes. Since it 's emergence, the KKK has been a tool used to promote the ideals of racism and anti-semitism while it 's members have been responsible for a wide range of atrocities ranging from lynching, brutal beatings and bombings (Akins 2006, p.134). Though they died out briefly in the 1870s, a mass revival occurred in the 20th century, allowing the KKK to become a nationwide political power holding hundreds of thousands of members. At present, the KKK is political vehicle (Bond 2011, p.4) used by the whites supremacists to impose their beliefs upon the world, …show more content…
Because the KKK’s beliefs are at an impasse with a majority of the world’s population (mainly due their frequent practices of Anti-communism, Homophobia, Neo-Nazism, Hate Crimes, etc.), the world tends to consider their views as toxic, viewing it as dangerous as it violates must of today’s social norms.
The Ku Klux Klan was originally created in the mid-1800s in Southern America and managed to extend itself to every southern state by the 1870s. This period is called the "First Klan" and it 's goals focused on becoming a weapon used to resist the Republican Party 's constitutions and policies which sought to create both social and economic equality between the whites and the blacks. During this period, many radical racial events were occurring, specifically the blacks winning the election and could vote (History 2009). The KKK and other racial groups however saw this as wrong as they sought to re-establish white supremacy in the south. Their initial modus operandi was an underground movement of violence and intimidation specifically directed …show more content…
The archetypal outfit that we picture klan members wearing today in addition to their insignia of a burning cross was popularised during the revival period, i.e. the second klan which consists of a floor-length white robe coupled (ADL 2014) with a pointy white hat which comes with a full face mask. Sometimes color also designates the rank in the klan with purple being the highest rank representing the Imperial Wizard followed by green, reddish-purple, gold, black and