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Image: http://www.runet.edu/~wkovarik/class/images/KuKluxKlan.jpg. When and why did the Ku Klux Klan first form?. Follow the link: Factmonster - The First KKK Read the first paragraph – Why did the Ku Klux Klan first form in 1866?
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Image: http://www.runet.edu/~wkovarik/class/images/KuKluxKlan.jpg
When and why did the Ku Klux Klan first form? • Follow the link: Factmonster - The First KKK • Read the first paragraph – Why did the Ku Klux Klan first form in 1866? • Read the second paragraph – Why did the Klan members dress in white robes?
White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASPs) • Why do you think the KKK burned crosses? • Tip: use adjectives to describe the scene. • Now think about the acronym the KKK used for themselves. • Finally, imagine you were a Black person living in the South at the time and saw this scene nightly. • Now, answer the question!!
Beliefs 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Actions 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) What were the central beliefs of the KKK throughout their history? Factmonster - Second KKK Factmonster - KKK after WWII
What message is this source intended to send?From who? To who?? Factmonster Definition: Carpetbaggers DESCRIBE EXPLAIN