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Unveiling the Ku Klux Klan: Analyzing and Understanding their Goals and Actions

Dive into the history of the Ku Klux Klan, analyze their main goals and the actions they took to achieve them, and explore political cartoons portraying their influence. Reflect on the impact of their crimes and the warnings they issued.

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Unveiling the Ku Klux Klan: Analyzing and Understanding their Goals and Actions

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  1. When you first get in… • Add LO and DQ to pg. 95 LO: • Identify information about the Ku Klux Klan • Analyze and interpret political cartoon DQ: • What were the main goals of the Ku Klux Klan? • What actions did they take to achieve those goals? Table of Contents Pg. 94 Analyzing Political Cartoons 11/20/13 Pg. 95 Ku Klux Klan 11/20/13

  2. Question to Consider w/ Groups • Do you see any patterns about the murders or circumstances around the crime?

  3. Ku Klux Klan (KKK) • Attacked African Americans • Beat people and burned homes • Lynched victims, killed on the spot without a trial • Attacked white Republicans • Restore Democratic control of the South • Keep former slaves powerless • Kept Republicans away from the polls • Democrats increased power

  4. Analyze • To examine in order to interpret/explain meaning

  5. Analyzing Documents & Pictures • What do you see? • Observe • What do you already know? • Any facts and/or connections to your life • What conclusions can you draw? • Explain meaning

  6. Reflection Activity: Analyzing Political Cartoons

  7. Describe the “mood” or “tone” of the cartoon (Hint: facial expressions & colors will help) • List any titles, captions, and words you see in the cartoon. • Based on the words/captions, what or who is the main subject of the cartoon? • What actions is the main subject taking part in? (Hint: What are the main subjects doing?) • List anything else you observe that you think is important to the overall purpose of the cartoon. • Based on what you already know, what facts/information can you provide about the main subject of the political cartoon? (Hint: Think about class notes)  • Now, you take everything you wrote down, and draw conclusions. Do you think the author is showing the main subject in a negative or positive way? Explain your answer. • What do you think the author’s overall message is in the cartoon? What is the author trying to tell/show people? Use examples from the cartoon to support your answer!

  8. #1—Mood or Tone

  9. #2-- Titles

  10. #3—Main Subject

  11. #4– main actions

  12. #7– Author’s view

  13. #8-- Message

  14. Reflection Activity- Klan Warning Poster • Your Task: Create a poster warning others about the Klan • Poster should have illustration or symbolism • List of the some of the crimes the group committed • List of who should be careful

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