The Ku Klux Klan

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[Date]The Ku Klux Klan

Introduction

The Ku Klux Klan is considered to be a racist, anti Semitic movement. Their basic commitment tends to be the portrayal of an extremely violent behavior in order to achieve their goals. Their basic beliefs are known to be racial separation as well as the white supremacy. Amongst all the kinds of hate groups existing in the United States, the Ku Klux Klan are considered to be the largest, with a great number of local and national organizations throughout the country. The number of members in the Klan is estimated to be somewhere around three thousand to five thousand members until 2012.

Discussion

The first was set up in the 1860s. But within a span of ten years, this Klan died out. The second Klan was established in the 1920s. The most basic style adopted by both the Klans was white costumes, masks, robes as well as the pointed hats. The basic idea behind this attire was to hide the identities of the members and portray a terrifying image. The tradition of cross burnings was adopted by second Klan. The 3rd Klan emerged the 2nd World War and focused its attention against the progress amongst minorities as well as the Civil Rights Movement of the time. More than 40 different Klan groups exist in the United States. When the time of relative quiet was over, the Ku Klux Klan managed to move upwards.

This was substantial increment noted in 2006. This was when these groups made an attempt to exploit the fears in the Americans throughout the country over the obvious and high intensity issue of Gay marriages. These groups further exploited the perceived assaults on the Christian religion as well as crime. The most effective approach was the exploitation of the fears regarding the process of immigration. The emergence of the Klan was based on being the 1st real terrorist group. Since the initiation, the group has suffered significant growth but along with that they have had their collapses as well. The first and the third Klans are considered to be more extreme and violent than the second. However, violence and hate have been the Klan's core competence and heritage throughout history. Initially, the Klan concentrated mainly on the African Americans as well as on the White Americans who stood up for them and wanted to protect their ...