jan 10, 1934 - KKK re-emerges
Description:
Founded in 1866, 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 blacks. Its members waged an underground campaign of intimidation and violence directed at white and black RepublicanAdded to timeline:
Date:
jan 10, 1934
Now
~ 90 years ago
