The Ku Klux Klan >> At it's mischievous games, yet again!
KKK has done it again. What I have learned so far may be somewhat horrific. The Ku Klux Klan, known for their midnight raids on societies where they believe some people didn't belong. I have background experience from history class about what their intentions were, and from this non-fiction book, my suspicions were proven correct. I have now learned that the primary group was formed through 6 men. John Lester, Calvin Jones, Richard Reed, James Crowe, Frank McCord, and John Kennedy had a different idea about what the end of the civil war called for. These six men said that the civil war called for an overpowerment of the dark-skinned people. I know this is racist, and I believe that they were doing a wrong act. Who knew people felt so strongly about things that a human can't change about themselves (race)?
KKK has done it again. What I have learned so far may be somewhat horrific. The Ku Klux Klan, known for their midnight raids on societies where they believe some people didn't belong. I have background experience from history class about what their intentions were, and from this non-fiction book, my suspicions were proven correct. I have now learned that the primary group was formed through 6 men. John Lester, Calvin Jones, Richard Reed, James Crowe, Frank McCord, and John Kennedy had a different idea about what the end of the civil war called for. These six men said that the civil war called for an overpowerment of the dark-skinned people. I know this is racist, and I believe that they were doing a wrong act. Who knew people felt so strongly about things that a human can't change about themselves (race)?
One specific historical moment I remember is when they related back to how the KKK came about. They speak of Abraham Lincoln. Using background info, we know that Abraham Lincolk was one who fought against racial discrimination. The Civil War led to the Emancipation Proclamation, which these six men believe was the first step to creating their klan or circle. The Ku Klux Klan, originally named Kuklos, later changed to the KKK. The Klansmen rode in on masks and dark clothing, and took advantage and created violence amongst the different races. Here are some pictures of the real KKK. To me, they look like ghosts!
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What do we know about ghosts? They go around town, anonymously hunting people for their own personal reasons. Now if I was there at that time... I would've asked them, Why these people? What will you accomplish by killing these people? KKK has left their mark on this country. We know that we aren't invincible against people who take race personally. No ONE race is better than the other! Our country is built on trust and equality, people like this create distrust and they also create tension amomg people. Who knew that someone could take it this far? This book is really getting me to think about what racial equality really is. I hope to be able to learn even more as this book continues.
This is a link to facts on the KKK.
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