What was the goal of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction?

Question

A.
reestablishing white supremacy throughout the South

B.
removing the Democrats from power in Southern politics

C.
helping the federal government maintain law and order in the South

D.
convincing federal leaders to allow Southern states to rejoin the Union

Answer 1

The goal of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction was primarily A. reestablishing white supremacy throughout the South. The Klan aimed to undermine the social, political, and economic gains made by African Americans and to maintain the dominance of white Southerners after the Civil War.