originated in the southern states during the period of

Reconstruction following the American Civil War and was

reactivated on a wider geographic basis in the 20th century. The

original Klan was organized in Pulaski, Tennessee, during the

winter of 1865 to 1866.Although the Ku Klux Klan began as a prankish

socialorganization, its activities soon were directed against the

Republican Reconstruction governments and their leaders, both

black and white, which came to power in the southern states in

Some common words found in the essay are:
Klux Klan, African American, Fortunately Klan's, War Blacks, Civil War, Klux Klan's, Republican Reconstruction, Ku Klux, ku klux, klux klan, ku klux klan, Pulaski Tennessee, Americans Lynching, civil war,
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