Domestic TerrorismDomestic Terrorism

By: Monica DeHart, Aida L. Wilhelm By: Monica DeHart, Aida L. Wilhelm & DaVette Henderson& DaVette Henderson

Ku Klux Klan

Ku Klux Klan FactsKu Klux Klan Facts DefinitionDefinition

Secret society organized in the South Secret society organized in the South after the Civil Warafter the Civil War

AimAim: Reassert : Reassert White SupremacyWhite Supremacy by by means of terrormeans of terror

Ku Klux Klan FactsKu Klux Klan Facts

Source of IncomeSource of Income

Membership dues and sales of KKK Membership dues and sales of KKK paraphernaliaparaphernalia

Also known asAlso known as

American KnightsAmerican Knights

Imperial Klan’s of AmericaImperial Klan’s of America

Ku Klux KlanKu Klux KlanTwo GenerationsTwo Generations

Background InformationBackground Information

Formed after Post Civil War during Formed after Post Civil War during Reconstruction EraReconstruction Era

6 middle-class 6 middle-class VeteransVeterans of theof the Confederate ArmyConfederate Army founded the Ku founded the Ku Klux KlanKlux Klan

18651865: Ku Klux Klan : Ku Klux Klan targeted targeted African AmericansAfrican Americans

The First Era of Ku Klux KlanThe First Era of Ku Klux Klan

President President Grant demolished Ku Grant demolished Ku Klux Klan in the 1870’sKlux Klan in the 1870’s under the under the Civil Rights ActCivil Rights Act

Nathan Bedford ForrestNathan Bedford Forrest

Nominated as the Nominated as the “Grand Wizard” “Grand Wizard” which was the Klan’s which was the Klan’s national leader national leader

Activities of the First EraActivities of the First Era

Klan sought to control political & Klan sought to control political & social status of the freed slavessocial status of the freed slaves

Attempted to curb black education, Attempted to curb black education, economic advancement & voting economic advancement & voting rightsrights

Activities of first era Activities of first era

KKK TargetsKKK Targets

People involved in Federal People involved in Federal Freedman’s Bureau and Black Freedman’s Bureau and Black member’s of Local Leagues and member’s of Local Leagues and RepublicansRepublicans

Second Era of Ku Klux KlanSecond Era of Ku Klux Klan

1915, William J. Simmons re-established the second 1915, William J. Simmons re-established the second eraera

Simmon’s was inspired by the movie “Birth of a Simmon’s was inspired by the movie “Birth of a Nation” Nation”

MembershipMembership

4 million 4 million

Mostly in Midwestern statesMostly in Midwestern states

William J. SimmonsWilliam J. Simmons Elected in 1915 at Elected in 1915 at

meeting on Stone meeting on Stone Mountain GeorgiaMountain Georgia

Preacher From GeorgiaPreacher From Georgia

Second EraSecond Era of the Ku Klux Klan of the Ku Klux Klan

Advocated: Anglo Saxon White Advocated: Anglo Saxon White Protestants Protestants

anti-Jewish anti-Jewish anti-catholic anti-catholic anti-communists anti-communists anti-immigrantsanti-immigrants

““Violence” of the Ku Klux KlanViolence” of the Ku Klux Klan

LynchingLynching

WhippingsWhippings

MurdersMurders

Tar and featheringTar and feathering

BombingsBombingsShootingsShootingsFloggingsFloggingsBeating and Beating and

sexual assaultssexual assaults

Hate Crimes of the KKKHate Crimes of the KKK LynchingLynching 1915 the Lynching 1915 the Lynching

of Leo Frank of Leo Frank March 20, 1981 March 20, 1981

lynching of Michael lynching of Michael DonaldDonald

Hate Crimes of the KKKHate Crimes of the KKK

BombingsBombings Alabama Alabama

Church:Church: September 15, September 15,

19631963 4 girls killed 4 girls killed

and 22 adults and 22 adults injuredinjured

Hate Crimes of the Ku Klux KlanHate Crimes of the Ku Klux Klan In 1977 Joseph Paul In 1977 Joseph Paul

Franklin (Former Franklin (Former KKK member & KKK member & serial killer ) was serial killer ) was indicted for bombing indicted for bombing a synagogue in a synagogue in Tennessee.Tennessee.

He called it a He called it a “synagogue of “synagogue of Satin” Satin”

Hate Crimes of the KKKHate Crimes of the KKK

In 1951 the Ku In 1951 the Ku Klux Klan Klux Klan bombed Harry bombed Harry T. Moore’s T. Moore’s home. (school home. (school teacher & teacher & State Director State Director of of NAACPNAACP))

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