| The KKK of the USA | |
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| Jul 27, 2008 04:03 |   |
| guestkiki | I came across the term 'KKK' when I was studying the 1920's history of USA. I knew there had been the KKK of reconstruction. How is the KKK of the 1920's different from the KKK of reconstruction? What did some early 20th century radical women have in common with the KKK? |
| Jul 27, 2008 04:38 | #1 |
 | Wow, interesting questions. I look forward to hearing some replies from our US members, especially the suggestion of a similarity in ideas between feminism and KKK! |
| Jul 27, 2008 06:51 | #2 |
| The KKK (Ku Klux Klan) was originally a product of the Southern Whites upset at the ending of negro slavery. The newly freed slaves were terrorized by whites who hid their identity under masks and costumes in order to deny them civil rights. The KKK was (and is) also anti-Catholic and anti-Jewish. Great strides were made in Civil rights in the last years of the 1800's but under President Woodrow Wilson's two terms :1912-1920( he was from a Southern State, Virginia) civil rights slipped and the KKK was revitalized. The KKK was exclusively a Men's organization, as far as I know. Woman's rights organizations were part of the general human rights issue and they tracked civil rights for minorities. In the U.S. women were given the right to vote in 1919 by the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I'm sure that a casual internet search will come up with a lot of information on the KKK. Some of it shocking. |
| Jul 27, 2008 11:48 | #3 |
| O.K. GUESTKIKI......your question is causing me great agony and gnashing of the teeth on researching of the subject. But hey, I'm learning something from it anyway. The 1st. Klan era was from 1865-1870's (period of reconstruction )....and dealt more with (apprehending or otherwise) the "carpetbaggers" from the Northern U.S. (people or institutions taking advantage of the Southern U.S. after the war carnage). Also, some Afro-American men were given firearms by the North and were used as law enforcement, which did not please the Southerners and so they were neutralized (or partially so) by the KKK. Numerous other shootings and lynchings of ex-slaves and sympathizers also occurred during this period for various reasons. The 2nd. Klan era was from 1915-1944 and was involved more with immigration, negro, labor and religious issues( i.e. it was more of a national organization and dealt with national issues). Both periods of the Klan supposedly involved a "white supremacy" attitude. 20th. century radical women and the KKK ? I have no idea and to my knowledge, no information was available on this. |
| Jul 28, 2008 23:00 | #4 |
| >> How is the KKK of the 1920's different from the KKK of reconstruction? What did some early 20th century radical women have in common with the KKK?<< Briefly, the KKK of reconstruction came from Whites, but 1920s' KKK admitted only native-born and protestant Americans. Common: radical women in early 20th century think that they should restore the elder of society to the traditional ways. |
| Sep 14, 2008 15:41 | #5 |
| GUEST15563 | Jeff Fitzhugh a history teacher at Pine Top middle school Hurlock Md. says the KKK is a good orgnization. He says he was a member of the KKK in 1986. He says he was a proud Klanaman and attended the cross lighting cermonies, but didn't want to do much else, so they sent him up the road. |
| Oct 31, 2008 07:05 | #6 |
| GUESTABNBDHFB | i think that the kkk was wrong that people would do that to blacks what did they ever do to us white people. and i dont think it is a good orgnization why would you want your kids to do something that you did and it was horriable. i no that i wont have my kids being rude to blacks because they never did anything to us. |
| Nov 17, 2008 03:27 | #7 |
| GUEST7143 | The KKK was a bunch of rascals. What they did was morally wrong. They intimidated and killed civillians. |
| Nov 20, 2008 16:39 | #8 |
| >>>What did some early 20th century radical women have in common with the KKK? They hid under sheets to do their dirty deeds? |
| Nov 23, 2008 19:38 | #9 |
| GUEST64116 | can a women join the kkk |
| Dec 23, 2008 10:20 | #10 |
| GUEST<=3 | This KKK shit is retarded. |
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