Klansville USA
The Klansville USA was a very interesting documentary. I found it very ironic that the beginnings of the Klan was actually done as a practical joke, intended to scare newly free slaves. I also found it very interesting how the purpose of the white robes is to make the Klansmen appear as undead Confederate soldiers. That is a very chilling thought to me. The fact that human beings wanted to strike fear in to those who they were not familiar with- black people. It is also funny to me how in 1925, 50,000 Klansmen gathered for a march in Washington DC, similar to The March for Jobs and Freedom. The Klan's march in 1925 It makes me wonder if the people who organized The March for Jobs and Freedoms thought of the Klan's march. To me, that would deter them, unless the Klan got some legislation passed, so that makes me wonder what the Klan really caused legislatively. The documentary mentions that the Klan got at least 10 governors elected. That is a very...