by Marvin Nötzold
Handout ‘The Ku-Klux-Klan’
1
st
Foundation
- 1861-65 American Civil War
victory of the north
- slavery banned in whole America
- 6 south officers founded the clan
- terrorism, violence
- more and more political power
- new ‘Black Codes’
clan disappeared
2
nd
Foundation
- 1915 ‘Birth of a Nation’ (Movie)
- priest (William J. Simmons) founded the clan again
- during and after the World Wars many members
- crisis in 1929
-1966 clan was shattered by the FBI
Symbols
Methods of Fighting
- nightly rides
- murder
- kidnapping
- arson
- psychological terrorism
Today
- ca. 5000 members
- no big organization, many little groups
- they support Trump
Goals of the Klan
- independent, white America
- preservation of the white race
- retake America from the primitive races
- slavery
The Klan in Germany
-since 1
st
World War
- no significance
