Imagine that you

are walking down

the street late at
night in a small US
town in 1865.
KU KLUX KLAN
The Ku Klux Klan was
founded at the end of the
United States Civil War to
repress the rights and
freedoms of African
Americans, Jewish and
Catholic immigrants from
Europe.

Even after 150 years, it is

still an active, domestic
terrorist organization.
 The history 
After the Civil War, in 1865,
slavery was abolished, the
black population received
freedom and constitutional
rights.

But there remained a lot of

people unhappy with the
liberation of slaves. This was
the reason for the emergence
of a new anti-Black
organization.
The first KKK was founded in 1865 in the
small town of Pjlaski, located in the state
of Tennessee, by six former soldiers from
Confederate Army.
The official clothes of
Klamsmen – white robes,
masks and conical hats.

“souls of the killed Southerners”

DURING THE DAY AT NIGHT
 KKK´s hierarchy

Grand Great Great Hydras, Cyclops

Wizard Dragons Guards Furies
In 1867, KKK members It was difficult for Black
Americans to stop the
designated KKK because Black
the main goals: Americans:

• to maintain slavery • couldn’t vote

• to gain revenge for the • juries were often

loss of the Civil War white people

• do not permit Black • Klansmen often had

Americans become close links with local
equal police and government
Forrest formally disbanded it in 1869, that
marked the end of the Klan's first wave.

In 1915, William J. Simmons reorganized the

Klan in Georgia and the second wave began,
focusing its attention on African-Americans,
Catholics, immigrants, and various other
groups.

At its peak in the 1920s, Klan membership

exceeded 4 million people nationwide.
KKK today

Today the KKK's estimated size is at least

29 separate groups currently active in the
United States.
 Interesting facts:
The clan sent its victims orange or melon
grains, oak branches. This meant that "he is
next", the Klansmen will soon come after him.
The only option for the future victim was to
leave the city.

The main character of the film, Forrest

Gump, was named after the founder of
the KKK.

The most significant role in the

fight against K.K.K. in the XX
century, played by the fictional
comic book hero Superman.
Interesting facts:
During the 2nd wave they made
their money by selling merch –
specifically, those famous robes.

Any white people who encouraged black

economic autonomy, like merchants who
purchased cotton from black farmers,
were also threatened, beaten, and killed.

The name of the KKK was adopted from

the Greek word “kuklus” which means
“circle”.

In the late 1930's/40's the Klan was

financed by Nazi Germany.
The KKK quiz
What is the KKK? Who Started the KKK?

 Ku Klux Klan  Abraham Lincoln

 Kool Kidz Klub  Nathan Bedford Forrest

 Kool-Aid Man  Robert E. Lee

 Ku Klux Society  Andrew Johnson

The KKK quiz
When was the KKK Who Did The KKK Hate?
formed?
 Blacks
 1853
 Jews
 1946
 Catholics
 1064
 All of the Above
 1865
 The KKK quiz
What Color was the What did the KKK burn
uniform of the KKK? during meetings?

 Green  The Cross

 Blue  Graves

 Maroon  Horses

 White  Men
The KKK quiz

When did the KKK end?

 1899

 1983

 Still Going

 1991
The KKK quiz
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