[Lee'sGhost]

Sigh . . .for what it's worth, there were OTHERS from the South, like George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson -- to name a few.

Bigger sigh. . .and as much as I loath the Klan, their origin was necessitated by the absense of law, order and protection that was NOT provided to the citizens of the South during "Reconstruction." They were basically trying to protect themselves and their families. Those people had NOTHING in common with the KKK today, whether you're talking about the chapters in the South or the North.

[Ditto]

Sigh . . .for what it's worth, there were OTHERS from the South, like George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson -- to name a few.

Sigh... I didn't say from the South. I said from the Confederacy. If Washington, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and the other patriots of the founding had still been around, there would have never been a confederacy. Those patriots would have stomped hateful mad men like Ruffin into the dust for even suggesting it.

[Phantom Lord]

I know virtually nothing about the Klan, but werent they originally a "yankee" organization based out of Ohio? I could be wrong though.