Mgr. Klára Kováčová

Bachelor's thesis

A Comparison of Ideology of Ku Klux Klan in Civil Rights Era and in Present Days

A Comparison of Ideology of Ku Klux Klan in Civil Rights Era and in Present Days
Abstract:
Tato bakalářská práce stručně popisuje historii Ku Klux Klanu a zaměřuje se na dvě důležitá období v historii USA. Prvním obdobím jsou 50. a 60. léta 20. stol., kdy Klan bojoval proti silnému hnutí za rovnoprávnost Afro- Američanů. Druhým obdobím je současnost, kdy se Klan ztotožňuje s neo- nacistickými skupinami a přebírá jejich myšlenky. Práce srovnává situaci ve společnosti v daných obdobích, osobnost …more
Abstract:
This bachelor thesis describes shortly the history of the Ku Klux Klan and is focused on two important periods in the history of the USA. The first period is 50s and 60s of 20th cent., when the Ku Klux Klan strongly fought against Civil Rights Movement. The second period is present time when the Klan is connected with neo- Nazi organizations and takes their ideas. The thesis compares the situation …more
 

Keywords

History The Ku Klux Klan Civil Rights Movement African- Americans Emmett Till The Sixteenth Street aptist Church Bombing Viola Liuzzo The Ku Klux Klan in present days KKK presenting itself KKK presented by Civil Rights Organizations Jordan Gruver Cynthia Lynch
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 23. 4. 2009
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/lj9ns/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 10. 6. 2009
  • Supervisor: M.A. Michael George
  • Reader: Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A.

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Specialization in Education / Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature

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