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2007-04-01 13:25:28 · 3 answers · asked by Dan s 1 in Arts & Humanities History

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The Klan originally had been confined to the south as a way to keep power for whites after the civil war. When reconstruction ended it diminished. With the influx of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe around the turn of the century it reemerged as a national organization (New Klan) and added Catholics and Jews to blacks as targets for intimidation and murder. During world war I Germans were added to the target list in the Midwest. By the 1930's its importance diminished but it had a brief resurgence during the civil rights movement.

2007-04-02 01:05:34 · answer #1 · answered by meg 7 · 1 0

The Ku Klux Klan began as a fraternal organization following the Civil War. Eventually, it faded away. In the early 20th century, it reemerged and was called the New Ku Klux Klan because the beliefs of the Klan had changed somewhat. Among other things, the new Klan was much more white supremacist than the first.

2007-04-01 20:47:07 · answer #2 · answered by Megan Leggett 2 · 0 0

A 20th century reemergence of the white supremecist group that sought to scare african americans from attempting to gain power by using their constitutionally guaranteed right to vote.

bunch of idiots.

2007-04-01 20:47:30 · answer #3 · answered by Monc 6 · 0 0

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