Out of the chapters I could have chosen from, the seventh chapter called DEFYING THE KU KLUX KLAN stood out to me the most. I take this subject to heart, and it means a lot to me. Racism has been around for many many years, people everyday have to live their life being judged just because the color or their skin is different, or they practice religion that's out of the norm. Some people feel that if others aren't white and believes in God then they shouldn't be here, or shouldn't have a voice and a opinion. The color of our skin or what religion we practice doesn't make us any different from the people we share this earth, were all children of God and should all be treated equal.
The KKK started in the year of 1866 by Confederate veterans. They believed that this organization would stop the former slaves from having rights. After starting the KKK, they thought that they accomplished what they were aiming for so the KKK only grew from there. In 1915, William Joseph Simmons was the leader to a dozen men, they marched through Georgia with the American Flag proudly flying through the air, Bible in hand and a pine cross burning. This ceremony started to expand throughout the decade, it was now nationwide and all the American's who were unhappy about the dramatic changes in the 1920's. The KKK orgization thought that they were true American's and that Catholics, Jews, Blacks and immigrants were unworthy and should be punished.
The KKK was getting bigger and bigger, they were taking over the nation. The KKK crew were now getting voted into the governement. The book reads "The Invisible Empire became a force to be reckoned with. Texas klansmen elected one of their own to the U.S senate. In Oregon, the KKK captured the governorship and enough of the legislature to ban parochial schools. The klan also elected both senators from Colorado as well as both senators and the governor in Indiana. In 1925, the KKK invaded the nation's capital as 40,000 robed figures paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue."
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