Ku Klux Klan In The Movie A Time To Kill

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The Ku Klux Klan is the worst example of domestic terrorism in the Southern United States. In the movie A Time To Kill they played a large role in the trial of Carl Lee Hailey. Terrorizing those in support of black rights, the Klan threatened and killed anyone who called for the release of Mr. Hailey. Even though Carl was acquitted, black supporters and activists still have to feel like they lost the war because of all the tragedy that was caused over the duration of the trial. The KKK was and still is a horrific group, but with support from internal and external parties Carl Lee Hailey’s ruling was finally justified despite the negative influence from the Klan.
The Klan, which was formed in 1866 by J. Calvin Jones, is a group that imposes violence to display their ideas about black rights (Ku). During the movie they burned crosses and threw them in the yards of the people supporting black rights. During the civil rights movement of the 1960s the Ku Klux Klan went to extreme measures such as anti-black parades and in some cases bombings of black schools …show more content…

In the movie they burned down houses to prove a point and intimidated Jake Brigance from defending Carl Lee. Not only did the KKK conduct numerous attempts to hurt Jake and his family they also harmed his accomplices, including: Ethel and her husband, eventually killing Bud, Lucien by capturing and torturing her, and even an innocent guardsmen when they shoot at Brigance outside of the courthouse. Around this time period the KKK was in a reforming stage and was trying to be noticed in any way possible (Klux). Today the Klan is a little quieter, but some big news about the Klan is that a former member Robert Byrd was elected to senate in West Virginia (Klux). The Klan is finally settling down, if only the people during the Carl Lee trial had some idea how to do the same it would have stopped all the

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