My recollection is that the intent of the KKK in wearing sheets was so that they would look like ghosts. The point was to scare blacks away from voting by both violence and superstition. Their sheets were intended to convey the impression of "ghosts."
>>My recollection is that the intent of the KKK in wearing sheets was so that they would look like ghosts. The point was to scare blacks away from voting by both violence and superstition. Their sheets were intended to convey the impression of “ghosts.”
But they didn’t do it by putting a sheet over their head like Casper the Friendly Ghost. They used a sack (like a pillowcase) over their heads so their arms and legs could be free to ride and shoot. These cadets are really stupid.