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What factor led to the formation of the Ku Klux Klan and similar groups?

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African Americans started riots in cities.
African Americans started riots in cities.

African Americans became more prosperous than whites.
African Americans became more prosperous than whites.

African Americans stopped whites from voting.
African Americans stopped whites from voting.

African Americans were making progress toward equality.

Answer 1

The factor that led to the formation of the Ku Klux Klan and similar groups was that African Americans were making progress toward equality. This progress, particularly during the Reconstruction era and afterward, threatened the established social order and prompted resistance from white supremacist groups like the KKK.