Since the early development of society in the United States,
             racism has always been a divisive issue faced by communities on a
             political level. Our country was built from the immigration of people
             from an international array of backgrounds. However, multitudes of
             white supremacists blame their personal as well as economic
             misfortunes on an abundance of ethnic groups. African-Americans, Jews
             and Catholics are only some of the of groups tormented by these white
             supremacists. As the amount of ethnic diversity gradually increased in
             the political systems of Louisiana and the United States,
             organizations rapidly formed to challenge the new ethnic variation in
             government. The Ku Klux Klan is one of these groups that were formed
             by people who were angered by the increase of diversity in political
             office and in the workplace. Local and state officials that were
             members of the Klan aided in providing influence, money, and
             information to the racist organization. As the civil rights movement
             became accepted, it seemed as if the power of racist organizations
             deteriorated. However, with the Klan demanding freedom of speech, with
             political figures related to the Ku Klux Klan still bringing prejudice
             to politics throughout the country, and with multitudes of
             African-American churches being burned to the ground, it seems as if
             the Ku Klux Klan is still a threat to the citizens of this country.
             The Ku Klux Klan has played a major role in United States
             history. As the south was undergoing the era of Reconstruction after
             the Civil War, the votes of newly emancipated black Southerners put
             the Republicans in power throughout the state. White Southerners
             resorted to brute force to preserve the white supremacy they once had.
             The Klan was originally arranged into secret societies that terrorized
             local white and black Republican leaders. They also threatened all
             African A...