The Ku Klux Klan originated in 1865 from the white Southern anger over the Civil War defeat and the Reconstruction that followed. Northerners saw it as a way that the Klan could win through terrorism what they lost on the battlefield. Soon this Klan became the hooded legion whose sacred task was ...

African Americans have faced exclusion from our society since our country's beginning, having no rights or protection under a law that states, "All men are created equal". We have made great strides toward equality but there is still a great deal of prejudice and injustice that stil...

History Paper 1850-1900: Reconstitution The reconstitution is the process of rebuilding that followed the American Civil War (1861-1865). Since this was the first civil war the United States had experienced, there were a lot of questions dealing with what to do with the South after the defeat...

In the article "McCain Sees King Speech as Chance to Mend Ties" from the New York Times, Michael Cooper draws attention to the 40th anniversary of the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, an event which eve...

The Reconstruction Period After any fight or dispute things don't go to being perfect just because the conflict is ended. After the civil war the U.S. as a whole was at unrest. Sure the North had beaten the South, but still a plan was needed for the future of the South. Throughout the recons...