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The Ku Klux Klan of Oregon: Some history of their impact
The Ku Klux Klan of Oregon: Some history of their impact
When I think of the KKK, I think white sheets, rope around trees, and burning crosses. Now being half Mexican I would think it would bother me that there is still some KKK organizations left in Oregon, but it doesn’t. ... The KKK claims that they are not racist, but rather they are “racialist. ... Therefore, the first and foremost thing the KKK stands for is the White Race. ... The KKK believes that the only way to achieve their goals is to have a United States with all White People living in it, and there should absolutely be no integration.
The KKK’s attempt to control Oregon Schools.
The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920’s was the only period in which the KKK was a mass Movement. Depending on one’s choice of sources, KKK membership in 1924 can be estimated at anywhere between two and eight million (Orsi, Jackie (1995) The KKK’s Attempt at Thought Control in Oregon Schools [online]. ... It cannot be denied that Anti-Catholicism was a major plank of Klan appeal in many places, such as Oregon, but the attitude stemmed from a “ belief that the Catholic Church was a major obstacle in the struggle for women’s suffrage and equality. ... In 1922 in Oregon, a state ballot initiative passed requiring all children ages 8-16 to attend public, and only public, schools (Orsi, 1995). The King Kleagle of the KKK hailed the victory by congratulating the Klan with these words: “ The KKK with its white-robed sentinels keeping eternal watch, shall for all time, with its blazing torches as fire signals, stand guard on the outer walls of the Temple of Liberty, cry out warning when danger appears and take its place in the front rank of defenders of the public schools (Orsi, 1995).
Approximate Word count = 1421
Approximate Pages = 5.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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