what is the goal of the kkk

The KKK’s goal was to maintain white supremacy by intimidating and attacking Black Americans and other minority groups, especially during Reconstruction and later civil-rights eras.

What that meant

• Using threats, violence, and terror to stop Black political and social progress.

• Opposing Reconstruction, civil rights, desegregation, and later immigration or religious minorities in some eras.

• Promoting a racist, exclusionary vision of American society.

In plain language

The KKK was not a normal civic group; it was a hate organization built around racism and terror.