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Author Portfolio PageDevin Ramos
This article did a good job at putting an image to the crimes that the Ku Klux Klan did, the fact that we allowed these people to march in their hoodies in D.C strikes me as odd but they do have the first amendment right to do and say what they want but I think they’re spewing hate. The fact that they also stated themselves as a religious group but would burn the cross is very strange to me.
07/09/2018
3:51 pm
Alexis Martinez
Their actions are absolutely horrendous and inhumane. It baffles my mind to think that someone could do that to another human being just because they’re different. I think the article did a great job of being informative and unbiased. It’s sad to see how the KKK was able to gather people to believe in what they believe in.
09/09/2018
3:51 pm
Luisa Ortiz
My mom always says that everything in extreme is toxic, the KKK is pure TOXIC, nothing good out of this association came out. I strongly believe that the country that does not know its history tends to repeat it. The KKK believed that only the “whites” have a privilege and they hated immigrants, well sadly our country is suffering from this belief. One thing I was not aware or realize is that the KKK were against Catholics. “the idea of racial purity is a myth–yet a strong one that many white racists wish to be true. The original soil of America was populated by immigrants and natives alike; whites simply claimed it as their own, as they were to be the guardians of a “city on a hill” and as part of their “manifest destiny” to be the bearers of a supreme culture and society.” That whole paragraph is pure GOLD.
17/09/2018
3:51 pm
Nathalie Herrera
It is sad to say that there was and still is even such a thing as the KKK. The actions and beliefs they held were unjust and inhumane. The extreme discrimination against others who were not white and who did not share the same religion as they did is tragic. This article did a nice job of explaining the KKK’s morals, beliefs and overall structure. Very well written!
18/09/2018
3:51 pm
Tessa Bodukoglu
First of all, this article was very compelling to read. there was so much detail and information given. I have know about the KKK and what they stand for, for the most part but reading this gave me more of an insight than I already had. I have personally never understood why people support this group. It does nothing more than what a murderer or a terrorist could do but the difference is that they are a group that is glorified by many people who choose to look away from the wrong.
19/09/2018
3:51 pm
Reagan Meuret
It’s crazy to think that a terrorist group such as that would exist, especially considering that they would kill people because they didn’t like the color of their skin. It is even more crazy to me to think that this all occurred less than 100 years ago. This article was very informative as well because I never realized that the KKK was even brought back, as I thought it never left until it was finally disbanded.
20/09/2018
3:51 pm
Mariah Cavanaugh
As long as people hold hate in their heart, there will be room for groups such as the KKK. We are seeing that now with the rise of white nationalism. I thought you made a high point when you mentioned that they cloaked themselves in the trappings of Christianity. There have been many times that hate was spread under the guise of religion and God’s will, and I think it is important to remember that groups such as the KKK will twist and warp anything to gain support and followers.
22/09/2018
3:51 pm
Cooper Dubrule
I like the language this article used. It was very interesting and informational and I learned a lot of things that I didn’t already know about the KKK. In hind sight its always rational to say that they were a bad group but its an amazing phenomenon that hate groups such as the KKK were able to gain power and influence. All this happened within the past 100 years which is mind bottling to think about because that’s relatively soon.
23/09/2018
3:51 pm
Donte Joseph
This article does a great job of explaining and putting to words the heinous crimes of the Klu Klux Klan. Originally, I had thought that the Klu Klux Klan just did bad things for the sake of doing it but now that I know some of them genuinely thought that what they were doing was right changes my perspective entirely. I believe that there is a difference in blind following, and true following so the fact that some people had no clue that life is not as one sided as they thought amazes me.
23/09/2018
3:51 pm
Luke Lopez
This article was very informative on the revival of the Ku Klux Klan. It is terrible that the KKK convinced its members that they were doing the right thing by being a member and abiding by the Klan’s rules. The KKK thought that they were vigilantes and they were supposedly trying to restore justice, but they were only engaging in acts of unwarranted terror.
02/09/2018
3:51 pm