Ku Klux Klan Analysis

Now at first one would wonder how an organization with an origin such as this, could possibly be the same one that was known for committing violent acts. In actuality due to the history mentioned above, and their mysterious nature of the organization, it created an organization with a potential to become “regulators” for southern society. With the mysterious nature of the Klan, one was unaware of the group’s agenda when seen operating during the night. Since people in general fear the unknown, the Klan noticed that whenever they were out at night, people would either steer clear of them, or walk much faster than normal. This sentiment was shown doubly by the new freedman populations at the time, who some mistook the garbed men as actual spirits of either dead confederate …show more content…
Since there were sentiments in southern society which wished to control the new black population, the newly formed Ku Klux Klan found a new means by which to control the black population (O’Donnell, 2006). After realizing what the new club could accomplished, the Pulaski den decided to hold a convention to reorganize the organization and asked each den to send a representative in their place. After everyone arrived at the convention the Klan leaders worked to create a guide for each den to follow. Since most members of the Klan considered America to be a land meant for only white people, they agreed that the “all men are created equal” part of the constitution only applied to white’s. Therefore when creating the Klan’s constitution, which they called it the Prescript, they dedicated the organization of promoting white superiority in the United States (Bartoletti, 2010). By the time the convention had convened, the Klan had reorganized itself, created a clear chain of command, adopted a new leader, an ex-Confederate general named Nathan Forrest, and finally, and most importantly, adopted a policy which included the Klan’s purpose, which was the preservation of white supremacy (Bartoletti,