Is it true that the KKK was united with Democrats in the South?

Question

Is it true they were they united with the Democrats and they murdered blacks and Republicans in the South ?

Wow , the south really has evolved . Most Democrats haven't got a clue on their history .

I guess thats why Democrats are still trying to take advantage of minorities .

Answer 1

yes thats true very true! why do you think many southerners voted for them for years before civil rights

Answer 2

No, that's incorrect.

Democrats, during the 1800s, were largely racist conservatives (not all conservatives are racist -- but some are both) who attacked blacks.

During the early and mid 1900s, the KKK did the same thing -- but by that point, the Democratic party had already abandoned its pro-slavery position from the Civil War.

So, yes, both groups did the same things -- most of a century apart, and the Democratic party in the mid and late 1900s shares only the name (and nothing else) with its 1800s counterpart.

Answer 3

Yes. Southerners were mostly Democrats until the 1960's. They considered the Republicans the party of Lincoln, and normally wouldn't vote for them under any circumstances.

Answer 4

Here is what is said about it in a 1905 U.S. History Book; a direct quote:

"In 1868, a secret society so named, opposed to suffrage, was organized in the South. This society issued lists of proscribed persons who were warned to leave the country or be liable to assassination. The members of the Klan wore masks, and usually secured and punished their victims at night. Its depredations became so oppressive that in some states members of the order were made liable to jail and imprisonment. In April, 1868, President Grant took steps toward their repression. In 1871, the President issued a proclamation against them. Federal troops were posted to restore order in South Carolina; six hundred arrests were made, and many trials for assault and murder ensued. Vigorous prosecution until 1876 effectually stamped out the evil."

Answer 5

You should read some history before you embarrass yourself on here.