Klansville USA

The Ku Klux Klan started in 1865 as a fraternal organization.  They were very violent and extremely racist.  Eventually, over 4 million Americans claimed Klan membership.  More people became involved the leaders of the KKK were gaining momentum.  The civil rights activists were trying to stop them because they were so against the black race.

The black people eventually grew tired of this and began to revolt.  They wanted to run for office and start to take leadership positions which was a big change in this time period.  Bob Jones was still going strong and made even more meetings across the state of North Carolina.  The Klan rallies were having thousands of people support them.  Children and families were coming to the rallies and following along with what the Klan was doing.

The Klan was walking around in public trying to show off and show everyone that they had power.  They marched down sidewalks and had people move out of their way.  They were allowed to do this by law, and it did not matter what they stood for.  People eventually grew angry and tried to fight back against the marchers.

Eventually Jones started to lose members due to taking money from the Klan for himself.  North Carolina started to fight back against the Klan.