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Racism





"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live

in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their

skin but by the content of their character"



(Martin Luther King Jr.)



Ku Klux Klan. Neo Nazis. The Aryan Nations. The American Nazi

Party. What are these groups? Why are they present in a land of

supposed equality of all men? They are there because there are

millions of Americans that believe in their message of white

pride. The African American population is growing and Americans

are now a mixed group of people. Black people are white people's

neighbours, doctors, friends. With a growing unity between the

two races, why does racism continue? The answer is simple.

Racists from many years ago raise their kids in clans and white

supremacy groups and teach them the ways of hatred. These kids

grow up "brain-washed" that black people are their enemies and,

taught by example, will continue this trend (The Volume Library;

1988).

The Ku Klux Klan has been around since the end of the civil war.

It is a roller coaster of a history. From extreme power, to

rapid decline, and slow reemergence (Software Toolworks

Encyclopedia; 1992). The clan, who is notorious for its violence,

has a relatively innocent beginning. It was formed from some

veterans from the confederate army and was first called the

Kuklos Clan which, in Greek, meant Circle Clan.

One person thought it would be a good idea to call it the "Ku

Klux Klan" as a parody of the fraternity names which always had

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