KKK

The Klu Klux Klan first appeared around 1866 after the Civil War by veterans of the Confederate army.The group originally wasn't formed to be an anti-black group, but focused on the killing of freed slaves, intimidating northerners and southern republicans. In 1868, the Klan had killed around 1300 southern republican voters but soon faded away only to make a bigger comeback by the early 20th century. This time, the Klan was more structured and oraganized and payed memebers to establish new chapters for the organization. Their preachings focused on racism, anti-Catholicism, nativism, and anti-Semitism and was now growing to a size of around 4 million members. In the 1920's, members became governors for multiple states and began finding seats in congress; taking a much more political approach to voice their beliefs. After thousands of innocent murders and organized riots, Alabama's main KKK organization collapsed includng Indiana and 14 other participant states. Small groups still call themselves memebers of the KKK but it doesn't remain an official organization. Studies say 1 out of every 30 people were memebers of the Klan in the 1920's but since 2005 the number of memebers has dropped even more to 1 out of every 100,000 people. They still encourage to recieve as many memebers as they can for another up bringing, but turn many away with their ruthless actions towards racisim.