Question

What was the goal of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1870s and 1920s?

Answer 1

to force black Americans to move to the North
to establish a unified, Catholic, racist government
to bait the federal government into starting another civil war
to intimidate or kill anyone working for social progress

Answer 2

The goal was always intimidation. Unfortunately, they were terrified of losing power and living in a world that did not enslave black people.