SS- The Ku Klux Klan

When did the KKK resurface again?

1915

Where did the KKK begin?

In Tennessee in 1867

Name a democrat who was also a member of the KKK during the reconstruction period?

John B Gordon

What was the norm in GA for decades when the KKK was in charge?

White supremacy, Racial segregation, intimidation and racial acts of violence

What was the KKK?

a loosely governed organization consisting mostly of Confederate veterans

Why did the KKK form?

as a social club for former confederate soldiers but became more political and violent

What is an example of acts of violence by the KKK?

burning schools and churches

What did the 2 acts passed by Congress authorize?

federal authority to fight and arrest members of the Klan.

When did the first KKK disband?

in 1871 when democrats regained political control of state and Congress passed the Force Act of 1870 and Civil Rights Act of 1871(KKK Act)

Why did the KKK use tactics of intimidation, physical violence and murder against black org (schools and churches)?

in hopes of establishing social control over African Americans and their white allies

What method did the KKK use to intimidate freed blacks and white republicans from voting or running for office?

terroristic actions Called whites who moved from N to S - Carpetbaggers Southern Whites who sided with carpetbaggers called Scalawags

What political party did the KKK support?

the Democrats who gained control of GA politics fin 1871 for over 100 years

Were the freedmen able to protect themselves against the KKK?

No, the freedman tried to fight back