Question

What was the main goal of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) during Reconstruction?(1 point)
Responses

To protect the rights of freedmen.
To protect the rights of freedmen.

To rebuild the Southern economy.
To rebuild the Southern economy.

To use violence and intimidation to keep African Americans from voting.
To use violence and intimidation to keep African Americans from voting.

To promote public education.

Answer 1

To use violence and intimidation to keep African Americans from voting.

(Their broader goal was restoring white supremacy and opposing Reconstruction by terrorizing Black voters and Republican supporters.)