The Ku Klux Klan set out the primary targets of their terrorism as being "any blacks [that] challenged white supremacy by daring to vote, teach, or acquire land, and carpetbaggers, white Northerners who came to the South after the war to seek their fortunes or to assume office in the Reconstruction state governments. ... Sims was pronounced dead at the scene and though many said Sims was a peaceful man, authorities believed the murder was committed because of Sims frequently stating, "he would never vote a Democratic ticket. ...

• Word Count: 2591
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Almost as many as the combined dead of all other wars from the Revolutionary War through the Vietnam War (Boritt 634)". ... The sectional division between the north and south began in Colonial times and resulted from the geographical differences of the land. ...

• Word Count: 3329
• Approx Pages: 13