The KKK took the South by storm. They started as a silly social club, riding into town on horses and scaring black and republican residents. As the Klan gained members, it become more violent and serious. The foolish pranks escalated into murders and purposeful intimidation. They politically, physically, and emotionally terrorized the people of south. Their efforts were designed to take back the control they lost during the Civil War. Within their twisted moral code, they felt justified to take extreme measures to pursue their mission of restoring white
The KKK took the South by storm. They started as a silly social club, riding into town on horses and scaring black and republican residents. As the Klan gained members, it become more violent and serious. The foolish pranks escalated into murders and purposeful intimidation. They politically, physically, and emotionally terrorized the people of south. Their efforts were designed to take back the control they lost during the Civil War. Within their twisted moral code, they felt justified to take extreme measures to pursue their mission of restoring white