They carried a knife in one hand and a torch in the other, while in their belt they wore a revolver. The bull-whip and raw-hide were also instruments of their torture, and made to produce arguments which none dared refute. In their expeditions they spared neither age, sex nor color, and the reputation of being a “black republican” was all that was needed to place one under the ban of their condemnation.
–Recollections of the Inhabitants, Localities, Superstitions, and KuKlux Outrages of the Carolinas,
John Patterson Green, 1880
How did Klan members work to carry out their goals?
1. They held rallies and staged protests.
2. They used mostly violence and intimidation.
3. They used the court system to bring about change.
4. They worked to pass new laws in the state government.
