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The fall of the Southern Confederacy following the end of the American Civil War might have meant the end of slavery, but it did not end the bigotry and racism that the American people of African descent experienced in the United States, especially in the South. Many bigoted groups sprang up in order to "defend the Southern way of life" and put the African-Americans back in their "rightful" place, often with violent means. At the forefront of these was the powerful Ku Klux Klan that once counted eminent politicians among its members and supporters. As desegregation occurred and the Civil Rights movement fought for equality, the KKK would not go quietly.
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The fall of the Southern Confederacy following the end of the American Civil War might have meant the end of slavery, but it did not end the bigotry and racism that the American people of African descent experienced in the United States, especially in the South. Many bigoted groups sprang up in order to "defend the Southern way of life" and put the African-Americans back in their "rightful" place, often with violent means. At the forefront of these was the powerful Ku Klux Klan that once counted eminent politicians among its members and supporters. As desegregation occurred and the Civil Rights movement fought for equality, the KKK would not go quietly.
This is a TV recording, and has about 3 minutes cut for ads.
