however the seemed to be behind the KKK more than anyone
is it a case of " we don't speak about that.. "
Absolutely !
What they don't teach in school, and constantly try to hide, is that the KKK was not formed to fight "uppity Blacks".
It was formed by the Southern Democrats to resist the post war REPUBLICAN reconstruction program in it's entirety.
In fact, Republicans were not accepted in the Klan. Lets look at how well the Dems have treated Blacks over the years.
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy Dem
Abraham Lincoln, fought a war and died to end slavery Rep
Nathan Bedford Forrest Confederate Gen. Command Ft Pillow massacre of Black Union troops,Founder of the KKK Dem
JFK & LBJ, Passed cosmetic civil rights legislation with out specific deadlines Dem
Nixon added specific deadlines to make legislation actually mean something Rep
George Wallace, Segregationist Presidential Candidate, Gov. of Georgia Dem
Bull Connor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_Connor Dem
The fact is that Blacks have gone from picking cotton for their "free food and housing" to voting Dem for it. but their minds are still on the plantation working for the Massa.