KKK

Until the civil rights movement of the 60's, it seemed as if the Ku Klux Klan had achieved their goal. rovided for the people of the south the leadership and rallying point to begin their arduous struggle to regain their lost dignity and indeed, the values of Western Civilization. Realizing they would get more attention using intelligent words as opposed to violence, the Klan changed their image. Because Blacks had been given rights, the Klan felt it was their duty to prevent the former slaves from using them. Because of their peaceful and more educated sounding approach, the Klan gets more positive attention from unintelligent southerners. The same web-site mentioned earlier states, "It [the Ku Klux Klan] is not merely a 'social association', but a dynamic, crusading white movement of world-historical perspective seeking the establishment of White Christian Political Self Determination. Although they continue to burn crosses in front of Black's homes and churches, their reasoning behind it sounds harmless. In no way does it represents the desecration of the cross, for it actually represents the 'lighting of the cross', that is, the truth and the light of our sacred doctrine: the blazing spirit of Western Christian Civilization. They will continue to flourish by persuading more uneducated Americans to join them. The Klan doesn't use the same tactics as they did years and years ago. The Klan rose again, even stronger than before with hundreds more people joining their "movement". It is true that racism still exists in the United States, but there will always be men and women of every color fighting against groups like the Ku Klux Klan. One KKK web-site says, "The fiery cross is used as a Klan symbol representing the ideals of Christian Civilization. "

They began their protest by lynching, tar and feathering, whipping, beating, and killing African Americans in the south.