Summary Of Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee - 1545 Words

Tenure of Terror Terrorists express their loathing for those outside their coalition by stifling growth and opportunity. A person who despises another based on skin color, religion, sexual orientation, or political belief is essentially a bigot. A hater. A bad seed. However, this same individual gains power and credibility when banded together with those of like mind. At once, the brotherhood becomes a fraternity, a circle in which radical attitudes and the spewing of hatred finds a friend. How can there be a community of people that operates a hate organization in today s society? With the youth of today becoming more integrated and accepting, how is it that racism can flourish? Although on the surface it appears that people are open†¦show more content†¦Becoming a coalition at once, the antagonism radiating within one s heart finds congeniality. Members of the Klan ranged from â€Å"small farmers and laborers to planters, lawyers, merchants, physicians and ministers,† but members today are those of middle-class America (History par. 5). Although the Ku Klux Klan started off as a fraternal terrorist group, in recent times they’ve adopted abuse, sex crimes, and theft to their list of bad actions. This suggests that Klan members commit many â€Å"non-ideological crimes† and have criminality running through their veins (Anti-Defamation par. 8). Over this organization’s fluctuating history, their violent tendencies have grown so strong that â€Å"a number of Klan groups tend to attract people with violent or antisocial natures,† assuming that everyday white people have slowly migrated away from such a club (Anti-Defamation par. 8). The KKK is a racist, illiberal, dogmatic movement with a commitment to violence in order to achieve its goals of racial segregation and white supremacy. It is perhaps easier to expose the ugliness within while masking the identity of the hate ridden. A coward hides shamefully withholding the expression of their feelings. But, disguise that cowardly one, and suddenly, they have the strength of ten men. Hence, the cloak wearing masked men and women of the Ku Klux Klan. These individuals have one mission, and one mission only: purify America,