The Ku Klux Klan expanded into every Southern State. They burned crosses, held rallies, bombed churches and schools. They believed black people were less human than white people. Nathan Bedford Forrest was chosen leader of the KKK in 1887 in Tennessee shortly after the group was founded. The organization of the Ku Klux Klan occurred at the same time as the second phase of rebuilding the South after the war.
In 1887, African-American participation in public life in the South became one of the most extreme aspects of Reconstruction because people weren’t use to having them in their daily life. The KKK aggrandized across the entire South. They typically wore white robes and pointed hoods while they marched or committed violent acts, usually
In 1887, African-American participation in public life in the South became one of the most extreme aspects of Reconstruction because people weren’t use to having them in their daily life. The KKK aggrandized across the entire South. They typically wore white robes and pointed hoods while they marched or committed violent acts, usually