The United States began rebuilding their country after the devastating Civil War. This period of time was called Reconstruction and it lasted from 1865 to 1877. During this time, many issues needed to be resolved and “reconstructed.” Former Southern planters returned home to find out that the value of their property had decreased. African Americans were given equal rights through the Fourteenth Amendment.
The Confederate veterans were not happy that black people were receiving more rights while the Southerners were losing money and respect. Six veterans created the Ku Klux Klan on December 1865. By using violence to intimidate Republican voters and African Americans, the Ku Klux Klan resisted the changes of Reconstruction. This method of intimidation was successful because of the vast number of former Confederate soldiers.
In 1868, activity of the KKK began to decrease and the Grand Wizrd disbanded the group. The Civil Rights Act, which made actions committed to prevent people from voting or deprive civil rights federal offenses, was passed in 1870 and 1871. Klan members were prosecuted for their crimes and Klan activities halted until 1915.
-Andrew C
In 1868, activity of the KKK began to decrease and the Grand Wizrd disbanded the group. The Civil Rights Act, which made actions committed to prevent people from voting or deprive civil rights federal offenses, was passed in 1870 and 1871. Klan members were prosecuted for their crimes and Klan activities halted until 1915.
-Andrew C
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ReplyDeleteThis was a great blog in the sense that it was made easy to read, while still being informative. You had a grammatical error in the first paragraph with the sentence, "Former Southern planters returned home to find out that the value of their property [had] lowered." I didn't know before reading this blog that only 6 veterans started the KKK. I had somehow assumed that it had been more people.
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ReplyDeleteI like the way it was simplified and easy to understand but it is filled with facts and data that are accurate. Also, the picture shows great visual of what they looked like and exactly why people were intimidated of them.
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