1. The Ku Klux Klan LO’s - To understand the role of the KKK in American society -To describe the implications the KKK had on Southern life

2. What is the KKK? The KKK is a white terrorist organisation that was established after the end of the Civil War

3. 3 waves of terror 1st wave- Created after the Civil War ended in the 1860’s 2nd wave- Nationwide movement in the 1920’s in response to ‘foreigners’ in the US They created a more secret society with costumes and masks calling for the ‘purification’ of the USA 3rd wave- Emerges after WW2 and the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement

4. Klan Rules Each Klan was led by a Grand Wizard Organisations were called Klaverns Had to be native-born Americans, white, Protestant, 16 years or older No blacks, Catholics or Jews allowed From the 1920’s a paid membership bought you a sheet/ robe and a mask with a pointed hood

5. Terror of the Klan The Klan targeted and terrorised Blacks, Jews, Catholics and divorced women They used extreme forms of violence: Lynching Mutilating Whipping Murder They also erected huge crosses in peoples gardens

6. Klansmen were very proud of the group and often participate in large patriotic rallies and marches Both of which were legal

7. 1920’s Klan With increasing unemployment and new arrivals to America the Klan continued to grow in the South (and the North) It attracted: Judges Police Officers Politicians ** this made any conviction against a Klan member almost impossible**

8. 1950’s and 1960’s Klan The Klan continued to terrorise the Black population of America As acts were passed to secure the equal position of Black Americans the membership of the KKK grew

9. Exam style Question Source D was written by an old black farmer in 1920. I remember my granddaddy telling me how he felt he was ‘free at last’ after the civil war. “Free at last boy”, he said, “thanks to these northern laws.” He died a few years ago. He knew he had been fooled. Jim Crow broke his spirit. Source E is from a diary kept by a white woman in 1920. My grandmother told me that freeing the slaves was the ruination of the South. Our plantations lost money and worst of all nigra folks walked the streets as if they were the equals of White folks. Something had to be done — I thank the lord for good old Jim Crow. Compare the views in Sources D and E about the treatment of black Americans after the Civil War. (4 marks)

10. Exam Style Question Source F was part of a booklet published in 1966 by a friend of Martin Luther King. It refers to event in the 1950’s. Ever since the Civil Rights Movement began the leaders have received death threats over the phone and through the mail. Police joined in the harassment. Phones were tapped. One man, the Rev. Charles Billups, was arrested. Later he was tied to a tree and beaten by the KKK. Evaluate the usefulness of Source F as evidence that fear and terror were used against the civil rights movement and black Americans. (6 marks).

11. Questions Copy the diagram on page 39 – The Klan’s Influence Answer Questions 1 and 2 on page 40 Complete the source work task “White terror” Race Relations in the USA –Jim Crow Laws read and answer questions on page 44-48