Ku Klux Klan

The American civil war was a time of severe devastation. Pinning “brother vs brother”, this war destroyed not only the country’s landscape but also the relationships amongst many. However, from the ashes of this destruction rose heroes willing to fight for what they believed in; freedom. One of these heroes was a man named Newt Knight. Newt was a man who defended his beliefs till the very end, this being said he did not support the beliefs of those for whom he had been forced to fight. With his…

when it says, “We found our great cities and the control of much of our industry and commerce taken over by strangers who stacked the cards of success and prosperity against us.” this being extremely biased because the documents source was the Klu Klux Klan who targeted not only blacks, but also catholics, jews, immigrants, and others who it believed were enemies of traditional americanism. This tendency to form a blame against immigrants was also seen in Document 3 when it says, “ the vicious…

The government ignored the Declaration of Independence in 1960 by not giving blacks their unalienable rights (King, “Speeches” 150). People of all races are guaranteed life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but this was not upheld. Blacks were horribly discriminated against by white people. In 1963, there was a man who spoke in front of thousands of people whose speeches are still read and lectured today, and this man’s name was Martin Luther King Jr. The ‘I Have a Dream Speech’ is…

George Davis: The Man and The Monument. Throughout the south, there are countless confederate monuments, parks, statues, and landmarks. In Charlottesville, Virginia, these monuments are being taken down, which begs the question, should all monuments representing the confederacy be removed? In the historic area of downtown Wilmington, various monuments are on display honoring confederate soldiers and landmarks. Such landmarks are seen by some as a symbol of rich southern history from the Civil…

Have you ever started a rebellion? In this persuasive essay, that is exactly what John Brown did. I will be talking about how John Brown is a terrorist and the reasons why. Both sides agree that John Brown stood up for what he believed in but some people believe that John Brown is a terrorist and some people believe that John Brown is a revolutionary. John Brown is a terrorist for three reasons: he advocated terrorism, his family had a long history of being insane and he thought he was sent…

The Civil War had a seemingly positive outcome, but it took many brutal battles and inequitable decisions to get there. Therefore, the Civil War was an unjust war. Innocent people were affected negatively by the war. Sherman’s March destroyed innocent Southerner’s land and property, and Lincoln suspended habeas corpus. Even though there were many negative effects of the Civil War, slavery was abolished by the end of the war. Firstly, the Civil War was unjust because Sherman’s March to the Sea…

To start this article, Wayne K. Durrill, tells of how four freedmen by the names of Jim and Lewis Coppedge who are brothers, Ned Myers who is Coppedge’s step-father, and George Chambers kill James W. Redfearn. Redfearn is the owner of a general store called Whites Store in Anson County North Carolina. It is believed that the freedmen committed crime because the KKK was coming to the store. Testimony was used to convict Lewis and Ned of Murder. This same testimony was used to convict Jim as well,…

Claiborne Paul Ellis[he is a white person],who was one of the Exalted Cyclops of the KKK group in Durham, is probably the most empathetic, and sympathetic, human being in the history of mankind. C.P. Ellis was a former KKK leader in his home city, and the person who influenced him to become a leader for the KKK was his father. The major question was that why is the former leader empathetic towards the very same people that he was going against? The answer is simple, he saw them as a human being…

Throughout the 1960s, African-Americans suffered a grueling life solely because of the color of their skin. Whites not only forced Blacks to use separate bathrooms, water fountains, restaurants, etc., but also, harmed and even killed them with no consequence. Ingrained in almost everyone’s mind, racism became the societal norm. This racism - epitomized by The Help through Jackson, Mississippi - repeated itself throughout the south. Representing society at the time, Kathryn Stockett in The Help…

Racism, the belief that one race possesses inherent traits that make that particular race superior to other races. In 1900s black people were treated cruelly, and even got killed because of racism. They were considered inferior to the white race. People used to judge each other based on their skin color, and race. The society used to turn a blind eye to the racial problems. Inspired by Jim Crow Laws, Scottsboro Trial, and African American Church Burning American novelist Harper Lee wrote her…