Ku Klux Klan
What minority group did the KKK mainly target?
African Americans
What the black codes did
Enforced racial segregation and limited the rights of African Americans
The place Native Americans were forced to go after the Civil War
boarding camps
What is the KKK known for?
Violent protests and hate crimes
What are poll taxes?
A fee you pay in order to vote
What two diseases were the children very prone to?
Influenza and Tuberculosis
When was the KKK formed?
1865-66
What were the main point of black codes?
They ensured African Americans could be used as a cheap labor force even after slavery
Were Native Americans allowed to practice their own religion and cultures in these schools?
No
What kind of people did this organization attract? Former ___?
Former Civil War generals
Why were the voting rules rigged in favor of white people?
Whites didn't have to take literacy tests or poll taxes because of the grandfather clauses
What was the mindset of the white men who put them into these schools?
"It's cheaper to give them an education than to fight them."
Who was the KKK first founded by?
Six confederate veterans
What were grandfather clauses?
You don't have to pay poll taxes or take the literacy test to vote if your ancestor has voted in the past
What were the names of the three children who's bones were dug up in 2017?
Little Chief, Little Plume, Horse