Wow. Good stuff. Quick and concise. I recall Klan meetings and cross burnings
during my childhood, but I don't recall the crosses being burned at the homes
of black people. They usual were burned in pastures being used for the Klan
meetings out in Edneyville. I was told that sometimes the number of law
enforcement personnel and government agents identifying the participants was
larger than the number of participants themselves. And this was in the early
and middle 1960s. As a Southerner born and bred, however, it is somewhat
refreshing to know that huge numbers of Klansmen live and act out outside the
South. <g>
On Apr 12, 2012, at 12:17 PM, Chris Crawford wrote:
> Later on. The original reconstruction-era klan didn't wear the fancy robes
> and hoods the KKK is known for today. That Klan was suppressed by the
> government in the late 19th century. The Klan was refounded in 1915 during
> a meeting held on top of Stone Mountain, Georgia. That group, which
> historians call the Second Era KKK, introduced all the things we associate
> with the Klan today, such as the robes and pointed hoods, cross burning,
> the weird titles for the leaders (eg. Grand wizard), and the hatred toward
> immigrants, Catholics, and Jews (the original KKK only hated Blacks and
> those whites who helped blacks).
>
> The second era KKK was very influential in the 1920s, especially in the
> midwest. Indiana had more than 300,000 Klansmen, including a number of
> important politicians back then! After the decline of the second KKK,
> independent groups using the Klan's appearance and ceremonies (like cross
> burning), were found around the country. That's why there are so many KKK
> groups today.
>
> The history of it is fascinating. I did a lot of research for one of my
> history classes a couple yrs ago. When I was a little kid, the KKK held a
> parade in the Waynedale area of Fort Wayne, which is where I grew up and
> where I now live. That was in 1982. When I was in high school, the largest
> KKK in the country was headquartered in a small town 15 miles north of
> Fort Wayne, and the group's leader went on Jerry Springer THREE TIMES!
>
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