Jim Crow Laws

   Jim Crow laws are segregation laws between white people and colored people. These laws didn't all them to go to the bathroom in the same places, buy things in the same place, sit on the same benches, and sit on the same transportation like busses and trains. These laws started in about 1890 and didn't end till about 1965. 75 whole years! Can you just imagine not being able to look at white women if you were a boy without being afraid for your life? or having to keep your head down when walking in the streets so that a white person wouldn't get offended and miss treat you? Thats how black and colored people lived then, in constant oppression. Although not all white people agreed with these laws there were groups that strongly agreed with them and enforced them by lynching people and using fear.

   A one huge pro white supremacy organization in america was KKK also known as the Ku Klux Klan.  The Ku Klux Klan was first started in about 1865 by a group of confederate army veterans. It formed in Pulaski Tennessee. The group would murder blacks and supportive whites. Often Republicans or anyone in support of educating black children. When they went of ass a group to do something they would dress in robes and sheets to conceal their identity. Some even think that the whole get up was also to scare black people. They would dress up and go burn down churches and and drive people out of their homes. Overtime they became known as a terrorist organization but the government couldn't do anything about through the law. Finally the Force Bill was passed in 1871. It gave the government the power to prosecute the clan. They mostly served democrats. Overtime the organization grew until it was in multiple countries. Soon after that the Ku Klux Klan lost power due to conflicts over who was the leader around 1944. In the end however the government pretty much put an end to KKK. KKK was revived once again during the civil rights era. Then faded out some, however even today there are small groups of KKK still around.

     A modern day example of a similar group would be the Alliance Defending Freedom. This is an anti-gay group based in Arizona. Their motto is "For faith, For justice". This group was formed in 1994. They train lawyers to see cases from a cultural rights perspective based on christian ideas. It has been rumored that this specific anti-gay organization was supporting and influencing violence agains the LGBTQ in Berlin. There are many groups similar to this one who are more violent also. You can simply google anti-gay groups and find a gigantic list on wikipedia and tons of sites leading to their main website. Gay rights is similar to the struggle agains segregation and colored people rights.