Hate Groups and Resistance

• Bell Work: – Think about places like Iraq and Afghanistan, what

did the citizens do after troops invaded their land?

Klu Klux Klan

• What comes to mind when you hear these words?

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The 1st Klan

• Founded by ex confederates, as a “terrorist group”– Abused freedmen, persons from the Bureau,

intimidated voters. . .

– Turned elections around

Effects

• Republicans lost support. . . . African Americans afraid to vote against democrats

• Instilled fear in African Americans and also some whites

• Southerners thought this would make the government turn the south. . . Soon the Klan stopped and phased out

After the Fact

• Began lynching of African Americans

• Government began to prosecute individuals and by the mid 1870’s the Klan was replaced by other groups.