The Ku Klux Klan has injured, assaulted, bombed, and killed thousands of people since its creation over 150 years ago with the hopes of keeping the idea of white supremacy alive. They became Americas first terrorist group and one of the most brutal hate groups that this country has seen. They took the lives of many whites and blacks in attempts to stop blacks from being equal to whites, as they believed whites should be the ultimate race. The Klan had several revivals that had high amounts of terrorist activity and took the lives of many which made a huge impact on America. The Ku Klux Klan affected the lives of thousands of Americans and made millions view the white race in a completely different way than before.
In the beginning, The Ku Klux Klan, …show more content…
White protestant groups started a Klan revival in the 1920s and this new generation was against Jews, Roman Catholics, foreigns, and even organized labor (History.com Staff, “Ku Klux Klan”). At this peak in the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan had around four million members and created a new name for itself with this second revival. Their new symbol is a burning cross and members wore white hooded robes (History.com Staff, “Ku Klux Klan”). In 1925, they staged a march in Washington, D.C. during the Democratic National Convention where 40,000 Klansmen dressed in uniform walked through the streets (“Ku Klux Klan – History”). This revival only continued for around a decade until the KKK started to lose its influence because of the internal fighting for control, newspaper articles written about them, and sex scandals that occurred (“Ku Klux Klan”). The Ku Klux Klan’s second revival was short but made an impression although it was not near as big as an impact as the revival of the
In the beginning, The Ku Klux Klan, …show more content…
White protestant groups started a Klan revival in the 1920s and this new generation was against Jews, Roman Catholics, foreigns, and even organized labor (History.com Staff, “Ku Klux Klan”). At this peak in the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan had around four million members and created a new name for itself with this second revival. Their new symbol is a burning cross and members wore white hooded robes (History.com Staff, “Ku Klux Klan”). In 1925, they staged a march in Washington, D.C. during the Democratic National Convention where 40,000 Klansmen dressed in uniform walked through the streets (“Ku Klux Klan – History”). This revival only continued for around a decade until the KKK started to lose its influence because of the internal fighting for control, newspaper articles written about them, and sex scandals that occurred (“Ku Klux Klan”). The Ku Klux Klan’s second revival was short but made an impression although it was not near as big as an impact as the revival of the