LO’s - To understand the role of the KKK in American society -To describe the implications the KKK had on Southern life
The KKK is a white terrorist organisation that was established after the end of the Civil War The KKK is a white terrorist organisation that was established after the end of the Civil War
1st wave- Created after the Civil War ended in the 1860’s 1st wave- Created after the Civil War ended in the 1860’s 2nd wave- Nationwide movement in the 1920’s in response to ‘foreigners’ in the US They created a more secret society with costumes and masks calling for the ‘purification’ of the USA 3rd wave- Emerges after WW2 and the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement
Each Klan was led by a Grand Wizard Organisations were called Klaverns Had to be native-born Americans, white, Protestant, 16 years or older No blacks, Catholics or Jews allowed From the 1920’s a paid membership bought you a sheet/ robe and a mask with a pointed hood
The Klan targeted and terrorised Blacks, Jews, Catholics and divorced women They used extreme forms of violence: - Lynching
- Mutilating
- Whipping
- Murder
Klansmen were very proud of the group and often participate in large patriotic rallies and marches Klansmen were very proud of the group and often participate in large patriotic rallies and marches Both of which were legal
1920’s Klan 1920’s Klan - With increasing unemployment and new arrivals to America the Klan continued to grow in the South (and the North)
- It attracted:
- ** this made any conviction against a Klan member almost impossible**
The Klan continued to terrorise the Black population of America The Klan continued to terrorise the Black population of America As acts were passed to secure the equal position of Black Americans the membership of the KKK grew
Source F was part of a booklet published in 1966 by a friend of Martin Luther King. It refers to event in the 1950’s. Source F was part of a booklet published in 1966 by a friend of Martin Luther King. It refers to event in the 1950’s. Ever since the Civil Rights Movement began the leaders have received death threats over the phone and through the mail. Police joined in the harassment. Phones were tapped. One man, the Rev. Charles Billups, was arrested. Later he was tied to a tree and beaten by the KKK. Evaluate the usefulness of Source F as evidence that fear and terror were used against the civil rights movement and black Americans. (6 marks).
Copy the diagram on page 39 – The Klan’s Influence Copy the diagram on page 39 – The Klan’s Influence Answer Questions 1 and 2 on page 40 Complete the source work task “White terror” Race Relations in the USA –Jim Crow Laws read and answer questions on page 44-48
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