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After reading this account, I am horrified by the terrors that the KKK inflicted on innocent people without any form of just cause (if there can be a just cause for terrorizing people). My question is about what the KKK members say at the end when they ask Hill to pray for them so that God will forgive them. Why did they do this? Did they know deep down that what they were doing was wrong? Why else ask God to forgive them? --Virginia Stratton | After reading this account, I am horrified by the terrors that the KKK inflicted on innocent people without any form of just cause (if there can be a just cause for terrorizing people). My question is about what the KKK members say at the end when they ask Hill to pray for them so that God will forgive them. Why did they do this? Did they know deep down that what they were doing was wrong? Why else ask God to forgive them? --Virginia Stratton | ||
| − | Outside of violence and intimidation like was described in this passage, did the KKK have any tangible power in the South or was this | + | Outside of violence and intimidation like was described in this passage, did the KKK have any tangible power in the South or was this their sole source of influence? Were its members ever elected to state political positions or seats within Congress? -Adam Shlossman |
== Charles Nordhoff, The Cotton States, 1875 == | == Charles Nordhoff, The Cotton States, 1875 == | ||
This piece was very interesting since it concerned somewhat different points of view than what we’ve previously read. Many Northern Republicans were deeply disappointed about what Reconstruction entailed. Furthermore, black Southerners had a surprisingly immense amount of confidence when it came to defending themselves with their own (insufficient) resources. Charles Nordhoff wrote “The Cotton States” and focused on these main two points. I personally liked Nordhoff’s excerpt simply because he presents the positives and negatives of BOTH sides of the conflict. This shows that even though he has his opinion and he is not scared to voice it, he is respectful of other people’s views and even understands them. This makes for a very reputable piece of writing since people are more likely to put themselves in the shoes of others when the argument is not purely one-sided and aloof. ~Megan Tisdelle~ | This piece was very interesting since it concerned somewhat different points of view than what we’ve previously read. Many Northern Republicans were deeply disappointed about what Reconstruction entailed. Furthermore, black Southerners had a surprisingly immense amount of confidence when it came to defending themselves with their own (insufficient) resources. Charles Nordhoff wrote “The Cotton States” and focused on these main two points. I personally liked Nordhoff’s excerpt simply because he presents the positives and negatives of BOTH sides of the conflict. This shows that even though he has his opinion and he is not scared to voice it, he is respectful of other people’s views and even understands them. This makes for a very reputable piece of writing since people are more likely to put themselves in the shoes of others when the argument is not purely one-sided and aloof. ~Megan Tisdelle~ | ||
