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Why didn't black people just organize and fight back against the Klan?

posted 6 years ago by StannisTheMannis (143)
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I mean most have no problem fighting back against racism today in an aggressive fashion if anyone even dares call them the 'N' word, so why is it they didn't they do the same back then? They were free people that would've been well within their rights to arm themselves and shoot any Klan members that threatened them, just like any other law-abiding citizen. I think it's pretty stupid that they would just leave their homes after all the efforts they put in trying to break away from slavery.

[–] mariomonsieur (289) 4 years ago

They did team with Jones in the surprise raid at Ellisville, they were outnumbered though and the violence could have invited more retribution. I don't understand what you mean by 'just leave their homes' except in Moses' case he was a fighter within the civil means but maybe not as good a soldier as Knight obviously.
Edit: also worth mentioning conscientious objection may have been a factor, with a group clinging onto their spiritual values