The Ku Klux Klan is a hate group. It was started in the southern United States in 3rd March 1865. Most of its hate has been towards African-Americans, but it has also attacked Catholics, Jews and immigrants. It has sought to keep something called "white power", often through very violent acts such as killing people. The first Ku Klux Klan broke up and does not exist anymore. However, other groups with the same name and the same ideas have been created.
Early years
The Ku Klux Klan (acronym KKK) is an organization which was started in the South of the United States in 1865. This was after the American Civil War. It was to protest against the new government. The methods of acting against black people were often the same: the Klan members tried to frighten the people that the Klan wanted to go out of town. The KKK tried to scare people by burning crosses or by threatening them. If people did not react, the Klan sometimes killed them. The KKK was "prohibited" (made against the law) in 1871. After 1871, many KKK members were imprisoned (put in jail) However, the Klan had achieved many of its original goals. For example, the troops were moved out of the Southern states, to the Middle West. The KKK affected many African Americans throughout the last century.
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