ESSAY OUTLINE: The introduction was already done by you, and this is what you wrote. All I need done is the three topic sentences with supporting points: l. Introduction: The Ku Klux Klan The new Ku Klux Klan is a revived conservative movement of one of the most violent groups in the United States. The old movement was founded in 1866 by ex-Confederate soldiers and those who opposed the Reconstruction after the Civil War. The group that was characterized by the anti-black racism died out a few years after its formation when the white Democrats reclaimed control of the Confederate states. However, in 1915, the movement was resurrected. Colonel William Joseph led the revival of the movement in reminiscence of Griffiths Birth of Nation that had portrayed the Klansmen as great American heroes (Gordon 27). In its second resurgence, the group devised its operational methods and shifted its target groups. Unlike previously, when they merely targeted the black Americans, the movement broadened its target to include the Jews, foreigners and the Catholics. It advocated for fundamentalism as well as devout patriotism and supremacy of the white population. In its campaign for the return to what they considered as clean living, the Klan attacked the intellectuals, urbanites and the elites of society. They believed that these groups of persons were behind the shifting nature of the American people from the once rural agricultural community composed of people leading a sedentary lifestyle to an urban industrial country. Given their ideology, the new KKK (Ku Klux Klan) movement quickly attracted many followers and supporters across various states (Gordon 33). In the 1920s, the membership of this emerging secrete organization ballooned with more people identifying with its philosophies and ideological operations. The re-born Klan embodied the traditional beliefs and ideologies of its former self with refocused attention to new targets and missions. It broadened its attack to include all those who failed to subscribe to its teachings. ll.
