Ku Klux Klan The History Of

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the whole war-torn South. The first era of the K.K.K. lasted about three or four years, than faded. The arose again after World War 1. The overall story starts with many generations of Americans learning hard lessons of life. These experiences led to fierce individualism, surprising inventiveness, and the thought that they could be whatever and go wherever they wanted to. Other things occurred along with these thoughts. "Frontier Justice" was an instant, private and violent method of settling differences without law officials. This was a large component to the motivation of the Ku Klux Klan.
To some whites the freedom of slaves meant that their social and economic ways of life had been defeated. For some white Southerners, this was a nightmare that came true. The number of slaves living around the whites were seen as threats. Night patrols were a result of bloody slave revolts. These patrols consisted of white men that were empowered and authorized by law to look enforce a ...

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The only thing left to discuss was what the name of their organization would be. Richard R. Reed came up with the Greek word "Kuklos", meaning "circle" or "cycle". John B. Kennedy came up with the word "clam". Using these words they came up with the now known, Ku Klux Klan. They decided to disguise themselves in sheets. They road horses through the quiet streets. These sheets became official dress for the Klan. They added horrific masks and tall, pointed hats to their costume. The next thing they came up with was an elaborated ceremony for new members. The ceremony started by blind-folding the person, exposing him to a series of oaths, and bringing him before a "royal alter". Here he ...

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