French philosopher Albert Camus once said, “Rebellion cannot exist without the feeling that somewhere, in some way, you are justified.” The United States of America was founded after the colonists rebelled against the King of England and through the American Revolution gained their freedom and liberty. Centuries later, the United States is still experiencing rebellions, in which many minority groups are protesting against President Trump and his hateful rhetoric. The use of violence by many social groups in rebellions has been a key tool in turning the tide towards their favor. The landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954), made the practice of segregation illegal. With an end to the practice of segregation, many African Americans hoped for better economic conditions, voting rights, and an evident end to the discrimination and second class treatment that the practice of segregation had brought. Whites, on the other hand were eager to return to the old days
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The Ku Klux Klan emerged for a third time following the Civil Rights Movement and used domestic terrorism as its primary method to express White backlash to the ongoing social change that was being brought on by Civil Rights leaders. Employing domestic terrorism as their main violent tactic, the KKK relied heavily on bombings, arson, and murder to get their point of White Supremacy across on a national scale. Their victims were often civil rights workers, whom were threatened, intimidated, and murdered by the KKK. In the summer of 1964, civil rights organizations carried out a public campaign in Mississippi to help register more African American voters. However, the participants in the event quickly became victims of several shootings, the bombing of buildings, burning of churches, and several beatings, in which the KKK were held responsible (Gurr, 1989, pp.
The Ku Klux Klan emerged for a third time following the Civil Rights Movement and used domestic terrorism as its primary method to express White backlash to the ongoing social change that was being brought on by Civil Rights leaders. Employing domestic terrorism as their main violent tactic, the KKK relied heavily on bombings, arson, and murder to get their point of White Supremacy across on a national scale. Their victims were often civil rights workers, whom were threatened, intimidated, and murdered by the KKK. In the summer of 1964, civil rights organizations carried out a public campaign in Mississippi to help register more African American voters. However, the participants in the event quickly became victims of several shootings, the bombing of buildings, burning of churches, and several beatings, in which the KKK were held responsible (Gurr, 1989, pp.