The Origins Of The Ku Klux Klan

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The KKK, known alternatively as the Ku Klux Klan had its start in December 24, 1865 in the hands of six former Confederate officers. The South was in great need of the slave trade to prosper economically, its people were bored and angry, and they felt that it could never return to its glory. And the six officers thought to do something about it. It was a lighthearted start: Klan members would ride through time on horseback and would play pranks on their friends and neighbors. The public viewed them as a fun source of entertainment in the depressed post-war environment. Although it gave the people distraction from reality, the pranks and playfulness did not last long. Klan members soon grew tired of the mindless pranks and took a dark turn.

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