Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan is one of America’s oldest and most feared groups. Motivated by the dream of a world with only one race, the KKK uses violence and moves above the law to support their cause. They have been in the shadows for over 130 years and continue to succeed in America’s society today.
The Ku Klux Klan began almost by accident during the rebuilding process after the civil war in the Southern United States. The southern people had suffered allot from the effects of the great war. Many of them lost their homes and plantations, many also lost friends and loved ones to the war.
In 1865, six men from a small town in Tennessee accidentally began what has grown to be the largest and most feared \"hate group\" in the United States. The men decided to make a club to help relieve the stress of the times. The men were all poor and could not afford to make gowns or great uniforms for the group, so they decided to use linens. They wore the linens over their......
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