Student KKK Presentation
Student KKK Presentation
Background Info
Founded in 1865.
KKK stands for Ku Klux Klan
Lynched African American men, women, and children.
Consisted of millions of whites.
Wore white clothing that hid their faces.
Used violence against those who did not obey their rules regarding the persons race.
Burned down crosses to show racial superiority.
Cover Types
Histori
cal
Social
Founded in
1866
Lynched
African
Americans
Used violence
against
people of
different
race.
If you were
African
American, you
were inferior.
They were
treated like
second-hand
citizens.
KKK
(Ku
Klux
Klan)
Originated in
the South
(Pulaski,
Tennessee)
Geograp
hical
Cultur
al
During the late 1960s the kkk burned school buses, burned crosses,
bombings, beatings and lynching to prove the point they live on.
The kkk was an important part of the civil rights movement because
they were against the equal rights for all the colors in people.
2nd klan
1915-1944
3,000,0006,000,000 (peaked in 192425)
3rd klan
1946-present
5,000-8,000
Works Cited
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Feb. 2016.
"Resistance." National Great Blacks In Wax Museum. N.p., n.d. Web.
15 Feb. 2016.
PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2016.
"A Ku Klux Klan Threat, 1868." A Ku Klux Klan Threat, 1868. N.p., n.d.
Web. 15 Feb. 2016.
"American Experience: TV's Most-watched History Series." PBS. PBS,
n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
"Event Timeline." Ku Klux Klan in American History. N.p., n.d. Web. 16