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

Question

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African Americans started riots in cities.

African Americans became more prosperous than whites.

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 is that African Americans were making progress toward equality. The KKK and similar organizations emerged in response to the societal changes and threats felt by white supremacists during Reconstruction and beyond, as African Americans gained rights and began to assert their social and political power.