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=The Rise of the Ku Klux Klan=

After the Civil War there was still a lot of hate in the south. Confederate soldiers were still around and still held the same grudges as when they were fighting the war. As time passed these soldiers grew tired of post war routines and formed a social club known as the Ku Klux Klan combining the Greek word “kyklos” (circle) with “clan”. The members began breaking up black prayer meetings and stealing firearms. Eventually the Klan spread across the southern states. The Klans main goal was to control the political and social status of the newly freed slaves. They wanted to keep blacks from voting, being educated and advancing economically. The Klan used intimidation to affect the politics of the time. The Klan soon resorted to violence. Klansmen killed more than 150 African Americans in a single county in Florida, and hundreds more in other counties. The Klan often seemed above the law. Even when put on trial Klansmen were hardly ever persecuted by the all white juries.

These men that joined the Klan were mainly religious men. They forgot the main teachings of the bible and let hate drive them to commit heinous crimes. The men forgot their morals and killed innocent men. These men forgot that the teachings of the bible were to love thy neighbor. Not only did they murder and kill but they invaded churches and homes. Almost everything the clan did was against all the teachings of the bible.

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