In 1865, Republicans pass the 13th Amendment, ending slavery. 100% of Republicans vote for it. Even among northern Democrats, it receives the support of only 23%. In 1866, Democrats form the KKK with the express purpose of preventing the election of Republicans in the South. Democrats admit—under oath in Congressional hearings in 1872—that the Klan is a Democrat creation intended to restore Democrat control of the South. The Klan carries out this plan by means of a series of massacres at Republican Party meetings. Their purpose was to kill Republicans, to drive Republicans from the South, and to prevent blacks from voting or serving as elected officials. They killed a lot of people. Three years after Appomattox, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting blacks citizenship in the United States, came before Congress: 94 percent of Republicans endorsed it. The first grand wizard of the KKK was honored at the 1868 Democratic National Convention, no Democrats voted for the 14th Amendment to grant citizenship to former slaves.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:27:22 +0000
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