Central Idea: The KKK was a white supremacist group that targeted and attacked others Organization Model: Current affairsIntro: Have you ever been judgmental ? Maybe to the point of being racist? Everyone had their moments of judgment. We may also have distinct looks or actions that may show that we are judging. African Americans, who were freed, gained new rights, such as the right to vote. People, mostly white, objected to African Americans having such rights and thus the KKK was formed. The KKK was a white supremacist group that wanted white people to be the dominant race. This sounds very similar to Hitler and his desire for an Aryan race, which included tall, blond, blue-eyed Germans. The KKK not only targeted African Americans, but virtually anyone who wasn't white. They were the most brutal white supremacist group. Speech Outline: I. BackgroundA. Discrimination/Racism1. They used violence and terror to scare freed African Americans and prevent them from taking advantage of their new rights, especially the right to vote. Conquer white rule with Democratic victories in the South.3. Targeted at foreigners, Jews, Catholics and organized workersB. Whites only1. Common belief in inequality and the separate interests of the races, desire to promote the interests of the white race.2. “Keep America American” -KKK3. Image transition:II. Body/HistoryA. How it started and some events that happened1. Founded in 1866 and reached its peak in the 1920s. Founded in Pulaski Tennessee by former Confederate veteransB. They created the "Invisible Empire of the South" CI..... middle of paper ......ed in Atlanta Georgia in 1915 and were revived because some feared a communist revolution.2. They stopped in 1944 because they didn't have many degrees of membership during the Great Depression. But it quickly returned in the 1960s during the civil rights movement.D. End1. They were convicted in 1965Transition:IV. Importance to 1920s cultureA. Part of the change in societyB. Racing was not only the goal but also restorationC. Shows ignorance and insecurity/struggles with society's opinions Conclusion: The KKK was a brutal racist group, with a hierarchy to achieve the goal of restoring white supremacy. They reached their highest peak in the 1920s and continued to decline, ending in 1944 and doomed in 1965.