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The Force Act of 1870 (which it came in effect in '''1871''') was an act that ended most of the Klu Klux Klan . The military enforced the laws and by 1871, most of its terrorism seemed over. The KKK became powerful during early Reconstruction . The Klan was one of several secret organizations that tried to keep African Americans from using their civil rights. The KKK began in Pulaski, Tennessee , in 1865 as a social club for returned soldiers. However, it very quickly changed into a force of terror. Members dressed in white robes and hoods so no one would recognize them. They moved at night and frightened black leaders with whippings and murders. By 1868, The KKK was active in Georgia . It tried to Disfranchise blacks (keep them from voting) or keep them from participating in the government. The Klan became so powerful in the South that Congress later passed laws to end it. |
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