Klu Klux Klan
- Created by: alexstarr
- Created on: 24-04-14 13:58
View mindmap
- Klu Klux Klan
- who?
- white supremacy who used violence to intimidate black americans
- formed in the 1850s by former soldiers
- after american civil war
- aiming to keep whites in control and blacks staying as slaves
- 1920s - 5 million members
- WASPS - White Anglo Saxon Protestants
- aims and beliefs
- discriminate against black people, Mexican, Catholics, Jews and Communists
- wanted black people to return to slavery
- only WASPS
- Activities and Methods
- kkk used ...
- whipping
- branding
- lynching
- taring
- dressed in white to conceal their identity and symbolize white supremacy
- burning cross become symbol
- 1922- leader 'the imperial wizard' hiram wesley evans
- kkk used ...
- why didnt people fight back?
- klan members had friends in high places
- politicians didnt want to lose votes from white people
- many judges and police were members
- who?
- white supremacy who used violence to intimidate black americans
- politicians didnt want to lose votes from white people
Comments
No comments have yet been made