Lynchings, bombings, murders and shootings are just a few of the many ways a secret white supremacist group otherwise known as the Ku Klux Klan used to bring terror into the hearts of civil rights activists . “White power, white pride, whole world” was an iconic motto for the Ku Klux Klan. Ironically, in To Kill a Mockingbird Bob Ewell seemed to follow the motto, making you wonder: Was Bob Ewell a member of the Ku Klux Klan? Bob Ewell's constant repression of Tom Robinson led to Tom's incarceration and eventual death (Lee). The repression of blacks is characteristic of the ideology of the Ku Klux Klan. The Ku Klux Klan was a complex organization that influenced the civil rights movement; the Klan had many goals, terrorized many people, and left a profound impact on many people's lives. The Ku Klux Klan emerged in two phases from the South during the civil right era with the goal of destroying the civil rights movement. Initially "a bizarre social organization in Pulaski, Tennessee" formed by "six former Confederate Army officers in 1865" (Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia), it "quickly turned violent" (Leonard) due to its political direction. The Ku Klux Klan started as fun and games, but over time it became serious. First it started with pranks on African Americans, then it moved on to hurting them and finally killing them. Tennessee was an ideal place for the Klan to gain power as Tennessee was known for having a high concentration of blacks and enacted many Jim Crow laws. “The second Ku Klux Klan was organized by William J. Simmons, a Methodist minister in 1915” (“Social Causes”), it also had many goals, one of the main ones was to maintain “white supremacy” (John) and prevent “the rise of former slaves to civilian status and......middle of paper......lux Klan Logo.” Illustration. and Ku Klux Klan. US history lesson for bloggers. Network. 01 December. 2013. “Ku Klux Klan.” (n.d.): Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. Network. November 13, 2013. Lee, Harper. To kill a thrush. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2000. Print.Moore, Leonard J. “Ku Klux Klan.” Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley I. Kitler. 3rd ed. vol. 4. New York: Sons of Charles Scribner, 2003. 551-553. Student resources in context. Network. November 15, 2013. Popham, John N. “The KKK in the Civil Rights Era.” Terrorism: essential primary sources. Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 332-335. Student resources in context. Network. 15 November 2013. "Social causes". Terrorism Reference Library. Ed. Matthew May, James L. Outman and Elisabeth M. Outman. vol. 1: Alamanac. Detroit: UXL, 2003. 147-169. Student resources in context. Network. November 15. 2013.