Ku Klux Klan

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ku-klux-klan

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding location?Pulaski, Tennessee
2. What is the historical characterization?Considered by many historians to be America's first terrorist group
3. What was the Ku Klux Klan and when did it start?It began in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee, by six Confederate veterans. It started as a fraternal group but soon turned into a violent organization.
4. Why did the KKK wear white robes and hoods?The robes and hoods hid their identities and made them look scary, so people would be afraid.

Reconstruction: The period following the Civil War (1865-1877) focused on rebuilding the South and integrating formerly enslaved people into society.
White Nationalism: An ideology promoting the belief that white people are a distinct nation and advocating for their interests and dominance.
Domestic Terrorism: The unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims within a country.