(pictured above is an example of The New York World's Sept. 1921 blockbuster, which sought out to "expose" the Ku Klux Klan and destroy them for their racist viewpoints. This is not the real copy, but a mock up of what it probably looked like.)
The ideology of Ying and Yang is explained as opposing forces of nature which together form a part of a certain whole thing. If we were to interpolate this idea within the fight for equality among the races, the Abolition Movement, which I touched on in the previous post, would be considered as the "certain whole thing". Frederick Douglass for example would be the "Ying" and The Ku Klux Klan would stand for the "Yang". Widely considered as the "face" for racism, with their white robes and pointed hoodies, The Ku Klux Klan went on, among other things, what they believed to be a "holy crusade" to right the wrongs of the racial advancements of African Americans that were going on in the 1920s. However, the Klan was weakened toward the end of the decade by the overall power of good journalism, such as the courage of journalists who sought to expose the Ku Klux Kan for what they really stood for.
According to Mightier Than the Sword by Rodger Streitmatter, the original Ku Klux Klan was organized in 1866 by Confederate veterans to "prevent former slaves from exercising their recently acquired rights".
No comments:
Post a Comment