Racism And The Ku Klux Klan

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and the beginning of a new era( Oneline pg. 1).
On an evening in May 1866, a few young men met with one of the most prominent member’s office at a Pulaski bar. In the course of the evening’s conversation, one of the members said, “Boys, let us get up a club or a society of some description” (Lester and Wilson pg. 53). The group of men were called the “Pulaski Circle” which included six members. One founding member was Captain John C. Lester, a soldier in the third Confederate Infantry, and later a lawyer, member of Tennessee legislature, and an official in a Methodist Church (Lester and Wilson pg. 16). A second member, Major James Richard Crowe was a native of Pulaski, educated at Watersbury Academy and Giles College. Crowe was studying law in Marion, Alabama when the Civil War began. He enlisted in the Marion Rifle Company “G”, Fourth Alabama Infantry. Crowe was captured by the Union for spying, but was acquitted in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Another member was ...

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The term “ Klan “ for “ clan” was simply just added. The hood and robe was brought in by General N.B. Forest. The hood and robe was dressed as a symbol of humility in doing good works and also used for rituals. The Klan, being religious people, used the cross to represent themselves, with a blood drop symbol in the middle of the cross to represent the blood of Christ, which they believed, was shed only for the white race. Today, the uses a fiery cross as a symbol presenting the ideals of Christian Civilization. The history of the burning cross is said to be part of Scottish history as a symbol for opposition to tyranny and obedience to God ( Online pgs. 2-3).
The movement of the Klan ...

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