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In 1882, the U.S. Supreme Court declared the Ku Klux Act unconstitutional, but by that time Reconstruction had ended, and the KKK had faded away.

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The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 was Congress' attempt to put an end to the policies of terrorism, intimidation, and violence that the Klan has been using

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The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 was Congress' attempt to put an end to the policies of terrorism, intimidation, and violence that the Klan has been using

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In 1871, passage of the Ku Klux Act led to nine South Carolina counties being placed under martial law and thousands of arrests.

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In a few Southern states, Republicans organized militia units to break up the Klan.

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Former Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest was the KKK’s first grand leader and in 1869 unsuccessfully tried to disband it after he grew critical of the Klan’s excessive violence.

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Former Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest was the KKK’s first grand leader and in 1869 unsuccessfully tried to disband it after he grew critical of the Klan’s excessive violence.

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The name of the Ku Klux Klan was derived from the Greek word kyklos, meaning “circle,” and the Scottish-Gaelic word “clan,” which was probably chosen for the sake of repetition.

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Congress authorizes President Ulysses S. Grant to declare martial law, impose heavy penalties against terrorist organizations, and use military force to suppress the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).

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Congress authorizes President Ulysses S. Grant to declare martial law, impose heavy penalties against terrorist organizations, and use military force to suppress the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).