9 Mar 2024 9:48 am
The kkk was not part of the 'democrat party' at its founding...it was just pro confederate. It was basically a resistance movement to reconstruction. And it basically accomplished its mission in 1877 when the carpet baggers were kicked out. The south was able to maintain segregation and disenfranchisement of black votes despite opposition from the federal government.
after it had accomplished its mission it basically became more of an intellectual movement supporting a pan European identity. That phase of the kkk was also very influential in northern states where politicians and intellectuals such as Madison grant and Lothrop Stoddard were important members..and a significant % of us citizens both north and south claimed membership.
The organization was not really associated with terrorism until the 60s when it was targeted by the COINTELPRO project. The famous bombing of a black church in Birmingham which was key to dismantling the organization was in fact committed by an fbi agent forking for COINTELPRO, as was revealed in his trial.
after it had accomplished its mission it basically became more of an intellectual movement supporting a pan European identity. That phase of the kkk was also very influential in northern states where politicians and intellectuals such as Madison grant and Lothrop Stoddard were important members..and a significant % of us citizens both north and south claimed membership.
The organization was not really associated with terrorism until the 60s when it was targeted by the COINTELPRO project. The famous bombing of a black church in Birmingham which was key to dismantling the organization was in fact committed by an fbi agent forking for COINTELPRO, as was revealed in his trial.