Part 1 of Essay
After the cannon fell silent and peace descended upon the battlefields of the War Between the States, there came an infamous chapter of American History called “The Reconstruction.” From this era, this abyss of human misery and despair, there arose like the morning sun the . The Klan was one of several similar groups, wh ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... America. This period is known as the “First Era.” The Knights of the keeps alive the memory of the original Klansmen and the principles and traditions for which they risked their lives. We also respect the Klan Movement of the 1920s, which is known as the “Second Era.” This is when the Klan reached it’s political zenith all across the United Stated. However, the Klan today should not exist just as a memorial to past accomplishments, but as a living instrument for the ideals of Western Christian Civilization ....