Why are you defending yourself against something that you were never accused of? I am simply stating that the KKK was founded by the Confederate democrats and then taken up by them again later when they were known as the Progressive democrats.
You're making blanket statements. I don't really care who founded what. What I do care about, however, is the people of any given State being able to decide what is in their best interest.
You and your friends can provide information about Southerners during that period being racist, I'll concede the point. The rub is, at least to me, the Northern people were not any better. If you're going to look at American history and villainize all that held racist beliefs, then you can start with Americas first Constitutional President, George Washington. I will not follow you in the search for that evil boogie man . They were men of their times, period.
Shall we discuss something other than this? I'll start. Many Northern States nullified the Federal Fugitive Slave Law, which was endorsed by George Washington. This was their right as a Sovereign State. The Northern States believed, as you do, the Southern people are evil. This belief is deplorable. They reversed course and distantanced themselves from their honesty concerning their own Sovereignty. In doing so, they sold their soul and lost their Sovereignty as well. Hatred of another can destroy ones self, and in this case it did. Congratulations!!!