Ku_Klux_Klan

Ku Klux Klan Can anyone imagine a world were they were a slave, forced to do what other men wanted, even though they were all equal. Perhaps one can realize this if he or she steps into the shoes of an African American. America was supposed to be the land of the free, but in 1865, during the rise of racism and the end of slavery, a group known as the Ku Klux Klan was formed that threatened the lives and freedoms of all African Americans. In the beginning directly after the Civil War. The South was in turmoil. They had lost the war, were controlled by the North, and were experiencing much poverty due to war funds. Northern troops were running the South and they treated all white people badly. The main thing that struck the nail in the coffin for the south was the freedom of all former slaves, the African Americans. Eventually the white southerners got tired of paying high taxes to the North and living with the blacks. The white southerners simply hated the idea of treated blacks equally. They formed a society of night riders who terrorized the former slaves during the nights. Six former Confederate officers met one klan, kkk, african, formed, americans, white, south, one, north, ku, klux, soon, faction, after, started, people, knights, first, night, clan, word, war, today, society, racism, out, masks, known, former, finally, factions, entirely, during, deaths, blacks, became