The 1920’s was an exciting time in our American history, that had everything from us rewriting our amendments to allow women to have equal rights, to allowing the sale and distribution of alcohol, and the uprise of racist hate groups such as the KKK (Klu Klux Klan). The 1920’s was a unique time in history that started many of the discussions on issues we have today. Racist hate groups such as the KKK mistreating minorities and former slaves and their families, anything from lynchings, to burning them alive on wooden crosses, The repealing of the 18th amendment that was set in place to help secure a stable family life and work ethic, to allowing women to finally have the same rights and not be treated like a piece of property, but actually living a normal life.
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This is a group of people who believe that certain people because of (mainly) race or ethnicity are “unhealthy” to our society. They target anything from Jews, African Americans, Native Americans, among others. The mistreatment was anything from torture, to kidnappings, rape, and a lot of the time death by being tied or nailed to a cross and set ablaze. This wasn’t exactly allowed but many claimed it as their “religion” . According to History.com, the KKK had its peak in the 1920’s, at approximately 4 million members. Now when you think about it, at the time the United States had 116 million people in all, and that 4 million of those are members of a cult of people that live within that. The group was known throughout the US for primarily targeting African Americans, after they were freed from slavery. It was often claimed that the southern states got the name “The Dirty South” from the abundance of African Americans coming in. The KKK believed that they were unlawfully here and deserved to be punished because of their “uneducated”
This is a group of people who believe that certain people because of (mainly) race or ethnicity are “unhealthy” to our society. They target anything from Jews, African Americans, Native Americans, among others. The mistreatment was anything from torture, to kidnappings, rape, and a lot of the time death by being tied or nailed to a cross and set ablaze. This wasn’t exactly allowed but many claimed it as their “religion” . According to History.com, the KKK had its peak in the 1920’s, at approximately 4 million members. Now when you think about it, at the time the United States had 116 million people in all, and that 4 million of those are members of a cult of people that live within that. The group was known throughout the US for primarily targeting African Americans, after they were freed from slavery. It was often claimed that the southern states got the name “The Dirty South” from the abundance of African Americans coming in. The KKK believed that they were unlawfully here and deserved to be punished because of their “uneducated”