Summary:

In the article “The Ku Klux Klan in the 1930s” by Annalou Mack, he talks about the significance the Ku Klux Klan had on African Americans in the south.  The Ku Klux Klan was able to control politics and even some police stations.  The Ku Klux Klan had such an impact on local communities in the south that African Americans had no chance.  They were physically and mentally abused by the Klan which was definitely not fair.

Response:

I decided to expand on my Maya Angelou essay, so this article will help me out tremendously.  It shows people all of the adversity that African Americans were facing in the south.  Not only were they being affected by almost every white man and woman in the south, there were specific groups against African Americans.  As Mack stated, a young boy was “whipped with branches until his back was ribboned flesh” (Mack).  This is a perfect example of the physical effect racism had in the south.  The Ku Klux Klan was a specific group in the south that was against African Americans.  My essay will be an expansion on the physical and emotional effects racism causes and this article will no doubt make my argument stronger.