Ku Klux Klan

KKK is the name of the fraternal organisation in U.S. These organization have often used terrorism and acts of cross burning to oppress African Americans. They also focused on intimidating "canetbaggers" and scalawags as on putting down the freed slaves. The second KKK has the main purposed to anti- catholicism, anti- communism, and anti-semitism. Its fell during the Great Depression and membership fell in world war 2.

Later, the name" Ku Klux Klan" has used by many different groups including many who opposed the "Civil Right Act". Today, it is estimated that there are up to 8000 members Klan in nationwide. These group are seperated in small local units and considered extreme hate group. The original Ku Klan Klan was created after the end of American Civil War. The Klan controlled the political and social status of the freed slaved. They focus mainly on African American.

The first Klan was never well organized. As a secret group, it had no membership, no newspapers, no spokesmen or no local officer. After that, President Ulysses S. Grant signed Butler's Legislation, the Ku Klux Klan act. However, it took several year for all Klan elements to be destroyed. Nowadays, the group only exists in the form of a number of isolated. Also, in 2006, a Ku Klux Klan group led an anti- migration march in Alabama. However, ACLU provided the legal support to the factions of KKK for their right to hold public rallies