After the cannon fell silent and peace descended upon the battlefields of the War Between the States, there came an infamous chapter of American History called “The Reconstruction.” From this era, this abyss of human misery and despair, there arose like the morning sun the . The Klan was one of several similar groups, which arose within the former Confederacy as a result of the tyranny of the Federal troop occupation. The KKK movement provided for the people of the south the leadership and rallying point to begin their arduous struggle ....