How the KKK Sold the Civil War

Many local men soon joined the Klan. Most of them were Confederate veterans like the Founders. For some early Klansmen, the thrill must have been the chance to see august members of society debase themselves in preposterous hazing rituals. The KKK had a secret initiation. First the initiate would be blindfolded and asked ridiculous questions for the sole purpose of embarrassing him.