EOTO #3 (KKK/Lynching)

 The KKK and Lynching were two monumental things that happened in America's history. The KKK stands for Ku Klux Klan. The Ku Klux Klan was against African Americans being treated as humans and not as property. Lynching is when a citizen is being convicted in a case and does not receive due process.

The Ku Klux Klan was founded in 1865. This was a group of white southern men that were racist. Thier whole mission was to stop any form of progress towards African Americans being seen as human and not as property. According to Ku Klux Klan- HISTORY, "Founded in 1865, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) extended into almost every southern state by 1870 and became a vehicle for white southern resistance to the Republican Party's Reconstruction-era policies aimed at establishing political and economic equality for Black Americans."

The Ku Klux Klan wanted to enlarge white supremacy. As the Ku Klux Klan continued to grow and progress congress wanted to take action to stop anything that the Ku Klux Klan was trying to do. According to Ku Klux Klan- HISTORY, "Through Congress passed legislation designed to curb Klan terrorism, the organization saw its primary goal-the reestablishment of white supremacy-fulfilled through Democratic victories in state legislatures across the South in the 1870s." As you can see congress wanted to take every action that they could to stop the progress of the Ku Klux Klan.

During the time of the Ku Klux Klan the civil rights movement also was involved in it some. The civil rights movement was a period of time where African Americans were fighting for equal justice under the law. According to Civil Rights Movement- HISTORY, "The civil rights movement was a struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s for Black Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the United States." The way that the Ku Klux Klan was involved with the civil rights movement is it bombed African Americans schools and churches and anything that was a part of granting African Americans equal rights. According to Ku Klux Klan- HISTORY, "The civil rights movement of the 1960s also saw a surge of Ku Klux Klan activity, including bombings of Black schools and churches and violence against Black and white activists in the South."

Now that we have talked about the Ku Klux Klan there was also something called lynching that took place in America. As mentioned before lynching is when a citizen is being convicted of something without due process of the law. According to Lynching- Study.com, "Lynching refers to when an individual who has not undergone due process is executed by a group of people who lack legal authority." An example of what lynching would like would be a group of people gathering together for a protest or a group of people rally together to fight and advocate for justice. According to Lynching- Study.com, "Lynching is generally carried out on public display and is a form of mob justice, intimidation, and group social control."

Lynching is commonly associated with the African American community in the United States. Lynching can be referred to as a form of violence. During this time some people still saw African Americans as a threat just because they were black. According to Lynching- Study.com, "In the United States, lynching is usually associated with the period of rampant mob violence inflicted on the Black community from the end of the Civil War through the middle of the 20th century." This allows you to see how lynching related to the black community of people during this time.

Based on the information given above you can see how the Ku Klux Klan and Lynching were both monumental things that happened within America's history. Two events in time that we are still affected by the results of it even today. The Ku Klux Klan did not want African Americans to be granted equal protection and justice under the law. Lynching encouraged such behavior.