Imagine living in a world where there was a group of people who burned down churches and homes, murdered innocent civilians, and even had control over politics. Well, this is what it was like living during the era of the Ku Klux Klan. The Ku Klux Klan formed and changed the society that we live in today. There is much more to the Ku Klux Klan than just their white hoods and cloaks such as how they formed, what they did and why, and parts of them that still exist today.
To begin with, the Ku Klux Klan originated in many different aspects. The Ku Klux Klan was founded in Pulaski, TN, in 1866 (“Ku Klux Klan”). It formed during the reconstruction-era, which was after the Civil War (“Ku Klux Klan and”). It was also the time of Ulysses S. Grant’s election to presidency, who later won the …show more content…
The Klan first originated from a group of Confederate veterans in 1866 (Moore). The KKK leaders were called “grand wizards” (“Rise of the”). The first grand wizard of the Klan was Nathan Bedford Forrest (“Rise if the”). He was a Confederate general during the Civil War (“Ku Klux Klan and”). His terrifying Klan activities may have even started before the KKK was formed. During the final part of the Civil War he led a massacre on hundreds of black soldiers (“Ku Klux Klan”). The lower leaders of the Klan were called “grand dragons”, “grand titans”, or “grand cyclopes” (History.com Staff). Similarly, many of the other leaders were also Confederate generals or colonels (“Ku Klux Klan and”). Later on it was more than former Confederates who were joining the Klan. Almost all white members of society were recruited and joined into the KKK (“Rise of the”). These new members did not all share common interest about everything (“Ku Klux Klan and”). The one common belief that they all did share was either white or democratic supremacy (Moore). Later on the Klan spread out and took control of more of the south (“About the
To begin with, the Ku Klux Klan originated in many different aspects. The Ku Klux Klan was founded in Pulaski, TN, in 1866 (“Ku Klux Klan”). It formed during the reconstruction-era, which was after the Civil War (“Ku Klux Klan and”). It was also the time of Ulysses S. Grant’s election to presidency, who later won the …show more content…
The Klan first originated from a group of Confederate veterans in 1866 (Moore). The KKK leaders were called “grand wizards” (“Rise of the”). The first grand wizard of the Klan was Nathan Bedford Forrest (“Rise if the”). He was a Confederate general during the Civil War (“Ku Klux Klan and”). His terrifying Klan activities may have even started before the KKK was formed. During the final part of the Civil War he led a massacre on hundreds of black soldiers (“Ku Klux Klan”). The lower leaders of the Klan were called “grand dragons”, “grand titans”, or “grand cyclopes” (History.com Staff). Similarly, many of the other leaders were also Confederate generals or colonels (“Ku Klux Klan and”). Later on it was more than former Confederates who were joining the Klan. Almost all white members of society were recruited and joined into the KKK (“Rise of the”). These new members did not all share common interest about everything (“Ku Klux Klan and”). The one common belief that they all did share was either white or democratic supremacy (Moore). Later on the Klan spread out and took control of more of the south (“About the