2006-11-28 13:29:26 · 3 answers · asked by malignant_phantom 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
There were three Klans the first fought reconstruction and yankee brutality. The Second Communist, Jews, Gays and scattered foreigners. The third well you know about them. That is why I get upset when people say Bedford Forrest started the Klan, he was a founding member only in the first Klan and quit even them.
God Bless You and The Southern People.
2006-11-29 02:51:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wikipedia answer is good, but frankly I don't know that it tells the whole story....
Other than the awful part of the Klan's history... I have heard stories of folks who said the Klan was used to make men [white] take care of their families if the men were not supporting their wives etc...... I suspect that there was some action to provide better conditions for women etc but the negative aspect of racism overpowered and generally prevailed as the driving force over the years....
2006-11-28 21:37:29 · answer #2 · answered by appalachianchild 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klu_Klux_Klan
2006-11-28 21:30:25 · answer #3 · answered by tia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋