The End of Slavery, The Days of Jim Crow, and the KKK

1. The End of Slavery, The Days of Jim Crow, and the KKK

2. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” ---Thomas Jefferson The Declaration of Independence

3. Slavery in Africa

4. Slave Ships

8. Bloodiest war in US History (600,000 dead over 2,000,00 wounded) • 1861-65 • President Abraham Lincoln • The North (The Union) v South (The Confederacy) • The Result: North won and slavery of Blacks ended • Slavery not the only cause

9. 1. Differing economies: - North (Industrial with factories and some farming) - South (Agricultural with huge plantations and very few factories) 2. Trade Connections: -North traded w/ other countries but was mostly self-sufficient -South heavily depended on trade w/ Britain and France(north wanted the tax money from this trade)

10. 3. The South and North were like 2 separate worlds and cultures one w/ plantations and slaves and the other with large cities factories dep. On immigrant labor 4. Slavery- though many whites in the North did not care about slavery, many powerful people wanted to get rid of it 5. The North wanted to preserve the Union- the South wanted to be an independent country

11. 11 slave states seceded (separated) • But 4 other slave states 1. Delaware 2. Maryland 3. Kentucky 4. Missouri decided to stay with the United States due to divided loyalties

13. Battle of Antietam “Bloodiest Single Day of the War” • September 17, 1862 • 23,000 casualties

14. September 17, 1862 • A defeat for both the North and the South • The bloodiest day in the history of US wars • 7,000 soldiers killed, 18,000 wounded in just 24 hours • Stopped General Lee’s invasion of the North temporarily

16. Took effect January 1, 1863 • Lincoln took advantage of the “victory” at Antietam • “Slaves in areas still in rebellion” would become free • became to major reason for the war against the South • Would rob the south of its slave labor pool • Provided soldiers for the north

17. Emancipation in 1863

19. 215,000 served in the Union army Some black slaves were forced to assist the Confederacy as cooks, arm bearers, grave diggers and servants for officers Half of all blacks who fought for the Union were“Contraband” (runaway slaves) 1864-Lincoln finally granted black troops the same pay as whites

20. African-American Recruiting Poster

21. Black regiment portrayed in the movie “Glory” “Far superior in discipline to white troops and just as brave” They refused to accept pay because they were paid ½ of what white troops were paid Lost half their number in the siege at Fort Wagner, South Carolina

22. The Famous 54th Massachusetts

24. The Rifled Musket (Springfield)-range of 300-500 yards with bone-shattering force • Colt Revolver • The Napoleon Cannon-shot canisters filled with lead, iron bolts and rusty nails • Suicidal old-style of marching and fighting head to head

26. Colt .45 Revolver- 6 shooter “God didn’t make men equal.Colonel Colt did!”

27. Break for film “Glory”

29. August Saint-Gaudens Memorial to Col. Robert Gould Shaw

30. African-Americans in Civil War Battles

31. 1860 1865

32. Clinton before (1993) and after (2000)

33. GW Bush-before and after (war president)

34. Obama 2008 and now

35. Or Schwartzenegger-no-just a lack of exercise

36. Ford’s Theater (April 14, 1865)

37. Before the end of the war, Lincoln had a dream he saw himself laying in a coffin after being assassinated • On April 14, 1865-just 5 days after Lee surrendered-Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s theater in Washington DC • The Assassin was an actor and white supremacist named John Wilkes Booth • The assassination of Lincoln was a last violent act in a long and violent war

40. WANTED~~!!

41. Now He Belongs to the Ages!

43. Reconstruction (1865-1876)

44. 13th amendment- made slavery illegal-all slaves were set free • 14th amendment- declared all blacks in the USA to be citizens giving them “equal protection” under the law • 15th amendment- gave black men the right to vote

45. General Ulysses S. Grant elected president • Won the support of many former black slaves and “scalawags” • For the 1st time in US history, blacks were elected to Congress

46. Black Senate & House members

47. White Southern Anger

48. The “Invisible Empire of the South”

49. The KKK (Ku Klux Klan) was first established in December of 1868 in Pulaski, Tenn. • Former Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forest was one of the founding members and the 1st Imperial Wizard • Many other former confederate soldiers and officers became members

50.   “The Imperial Klans of America, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan is a law abiding organization that's seeking pure Aryan (white) men and women. In today's sick world, we face many challenges. It's our duty to make this world a clean and pure world by any means necessary. We must protect our race, nation and our great beliefs in Christ. It's very important that these things are protected. In today's world, it's "cool" to be corrupt, it's "cool" to be anti-Christ. A huge problem that Aryans have today is that they like to "put things aside". Is it ok for these non-Aryans to have Pride? Holidays? Dedications? College Funds? Universities? It is NOT! It's reverse racism! How much longer until we, the Aryan race is put into death camp? We (the IKA) will be damned if our nation gets raped by today's evil! We will NOT tolerate drug users, thieves, child molesters, or anyone with immoral character in our movement. Our purpose is to UNITE, ORGANIZE and EDUCATE the White Aryan masses world wide to educate them on the dangers our race faces today! May God Bless.”