Reconstruction - ku klux klan
The Ku Klux Klan, or KKK, was formed by a group of Confederate army veterans. The first grand wizard, or leader of the organization, was General Nathan Bedford Forrest. The Klan quickly became a terrorist organization in service of the Democratic Party and white supremacy. Their goal was to destroy the reconstruction by murdering blacks, and some whites, who were involved in Republican politics or educating blacks. The Klan were never stopped or messed with and ran free to do as they please. Many people involved and government or the police were actually a part of, or assisted the Klan. They terrorized the community, especially blacks, and slowed progression in the Reconstruction. While the Force Bill in 1871 was finally put in place allowing the federal government to prosecute the Klan, they are still around even today preforming hate crimes and staying disguised in their robes and sheets.