1900

__** Ku Klux Klan **__ After the Civil War an organization was formed, the Ku Klux Klan, also known as the KKK. The KKK was a group of white men who would terrorize black men and women and also white people in favor of the black’s. There were three groups of the KKK. The first one was in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee by veterans of the Confederate Army. The second group was in 1915 and the last group was during 1950’s and 1960’s. The first group had about 550, 000 members. The second and third group was between 3 and 6 million. Klan groups spread throughout the South during the Reconstruction era of the United States. The group focused more in threatening and violence, including murder, to the blacks and the white Republicans. In 1870 and 1871 the Force Acts were passed. This meant that they would start prosecuting the KKK members. However in 1874 new racism groups came up. Such as the White League and The Red shirts.

Jack D.
=== We were riding down the dirt rode in peace. The atmosphere here was so heavenly - plain and simple living that brought out Gods beauty through the inner spirits of people. The people were the real beauty. However there were //some// wonderful landscapes-you had to look for them though. Otherwise shacks and starving people lined the streets. === === We were in Belize, Central America- our church’s home away from home. I was with our youth group on a mission trip that we take every another year. Belize was amazing in every way. The people - as I said earlier - were the nicest, happiest people I have ever seen; and they had less “stuff” than anyone at home. We hosted a Vacation Bible School in Belize at the Santa Helena Baptist Church. The kids were fascinating to watch. I couldn’t believe the enthusiasm they expressed not only for life in general, but also toward God. Anyway, after we were finished with an awesome first day of VBS we went out to dinner at a restraint in Belize called “Old Belize.” The food was heavenly- to say the least. After our meal we headed back to the camp we stayed at. It was our youth leader, his wife, two of my friends and I in a car (if you can call it a car). We were laughing, singing, and enjoying our stay away from the US when we realized something. We were on empty. Dead empty. We were within minutes of running out of gas. We were in the middle of nowhere. In Belize. Without gas. It was panic time. === === And we panicked. And we panicked. And we panicked. We panicked like crazy. If we were to run out of gas we wouldn’t have been able to do anything about it. Of course, we had no phones and we were in a part of Belize where you do NOT want to get lost. It was horrible. Courage. Courage. Courage, Jack. Come on. It will be okay. But what we were going to do? If we got lost we would never be able to find our way back. We just had to have hope and pray. And that’s just what we did; prayed. ===

Real Manhood
Ku Klux Klan Evan McIntosh The Ku Klux Klan was established after the American Civil War. At this time Congress was trying reduce the white power structure and help former slaves. To do this Congress created the Freeman’s Bureau, this helped former slaves find jobs, improve education buildings and health buildings. The bureau spent $ 17,000 dollars building schools and 100 hospitals, providing homes and food for former slaves. Since the power of the whites was destroyed the white community established the Ku Klux Klan. The first branch of the Ku Klux Klan was established in Pulaski, Tennessee, in May, 1866. Many of the members of the Ku Klux Klan were from Confederate Army and leader of them was a former general of the American Civil War named Nathan Forrest. Two years after the establishment of the Klan they went around killing African –Americans restoring white rule and dominating the state. The main objective of the Klan at this point was to keep black people from voting. Many of the Ku Klux Klan members went around riding at night and engaging in activities such as shooting at houses and then burning them. Members of the Ku Klux Klan would kill black political leaders, black church leaders and black leaders of groups. They killed these types of people because they played a major role in the black community. The Klan consisted of poor white farmers, angry democrats, thieves, sadist and rapist. The Ku Klux Klan will always be remembered in history