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Lesson 5-Say Y Background Information Contents 工 Author 工 I Racism I工工。 Ku Klux Klan IV. Jim Crow Laws W BT E BAC

Lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E I. Author II. Racism III. Ku Klux Klan IV. Jim Crow Laws Background Information

. Author Tobias Wolff(1945-)was born in Alabama in 1945. His parents divorced when he was a boy. Wolff's mother retained custody of him. As a child, Wolff traveled with his mother Rosemary to the pacific Northwest where she remarried. Growing up in the pacific northwest young Tobias soon was forced to endure life under his strict and cruel stepfather. His efforts to get away from his stepfather led to his self- transformation W BT E To be continued on the next page

Lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E Tobias Wolff (1945—) was born in Alabama in 1945. His parents divorced when he was a boy. Wolff’s mother retained custody of him. As a child, Wolff traveled with his mother, Rosemary, to the Pacific Northwest, where she remarried. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, young Tobias soon was forced to endure life under his strict and cruel stepfather. His efforts to get away from his stepfather led to his self￾transformation. I. Author To be continued on the next page

. Author gA That period of Wolffs life is recounted in This Boy's Life: A Memoir, which was later made into a film He lives with his family in upstate New york and teaches writing at Syracuse University. From 1964 through 1968, Wolff served as a lieutenant with the U.s. Army special Forces(green Berets)in Vietnam. he later recounted his wartime experiences in the memoir In the pharaoh's Army Memoirs of the Lost war In 1972 Wolff earned his B A. and then his m.a from Oxford University with First Class Honors in English three years later W BT E To be continued on the next page

Lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E That period of Wolff’s life is recounted in This Boy’s Life: A Memoir, which was later made into a film. He lives with his family in upstate New York and teaches writing at Syracuse University. From 1964 through 1968, Wolff served as a lieutenant with the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets) in Vietnam. He later recounted his wartime experiences in the memoir In the Pharaoh’s Army: Memoirs of the Lost War. In 1972 Wolff earned his B.A. and then his M.A. from Oxford University with First Class Honors in English three years later. To be continued on the next page. I. Author

. Author He is the author of the short novel The Barracks Thief which won the 1985 EN/Faulkner Award; two collections of short stories, Back in the world INE (collecting Say Yes") and In the Garden of the North American Martyrs, which received the saint Lawrence Award for fiction in 1982 W BT E The end of Author

Lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E He is the author of the short novel The Barracks Thief, which won the 1985 PEN/Faulkner Award; two collections of short stories, Back in the World (collecting “Say Yes”) and In the Garden of the North American Martyrs, which received the Saint Lawrence Award for fiction in 1982. I. Author The end of Author

Lesson 5-Say Y Ⅰ. Racism Racism the belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others W BT E The end of racism

Lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E Racism: the belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others. II. Racism The end of Racism

Lesson 5-Say Y III. Ku Klux klan Koo Lucks klan also known as KKK: a secret white supremacist organization at various times in American history terrorized blacks and white sympathizers with violent acts of lynching, shootings and whippings Founded 1866 Founder: Confederate Civil War veterans Headquarters: Powderly, Kentucky Butler Indiana; Jasper, Texas W BT E To be continued on the next page

Lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E Koo Klucks Klan also known as KKK: a secret white supremacist organization at various times in American history terrorized blacks and white sympathizers with violent acts of lynching, shootings and whippings. Founded: 1866 Founder: Confederate Civil War veterans Headquarters: Powderly, Kentucky; Butler, Indiana; Jasper, Texas III. Ku Klux Klan To be continued on the next page

Lesson 5-Say Y III. Ku Klux klan Background: The Klan has fragmented into scores of competing factions. Most of these are nominally independent Estimated size: no more than a few thousand, organized into slightly more than 100 units Media: mass mailings, leafletting and the Internet Strategy: public rallies and protests Ideology: some Christian fundamentalist beliefs Christian Identity, white supremacy Financial support: little W BT E To be continued on the next page

Lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E Background: The Klan has fragmented into scores of competing factions. Most of these are nominally independent. Estimated size: no more than a few thousand, organized into slightly more than 100 units Media: mass mailings, leafletting and the Internet Strategy: public rallies and protests Ideology: some Christian fundamentalist beliefs, Christian Identity, white supremacy Financial support: little III. Ku Klux Klan To be continued on the next page

Lesson 5-Say Y III. Ku Kluxklan Birth: Six college students founded the ku Klux Klan between December 1865 Tennessee. The six young men organized as a social club or fraternity and spent their time in horseplay of various types, including wearing disguises and galloping about town after dark. They were surprised to learn that their nightly appearances were causing fear, particularly among farmer slaves in the area. They quickly took advantage of this effect and the group began a rapid expansion. Various factions formed in different towns, which led to a meeting in April 1867 to codify rules and organizational structure W BT E To be continued on the next page

Lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E Birth: Six college students founded the Ku Klux Klan between December 1865 Tennessee. The six young men organized as a social club or fraternity and spent their time in horseplay of various types, including wearing disguises and galloping about town after dark. They were surprised to learn that their nightly appearances were causing fear, particularly among farmer slaves in the area. They quickly took advantage of this effect and the group began a rapid expansion. Various factions formed in different towns, which led to a meeting in April 1867 to codify rules and organizational structure. III. Ku Klux Klan To be continued on the next page

Lesson 5-Say Y III. Ku Kluxklan Targeting those set free after the American Civil War-the African Americans, kKK designed to spread fear throughout the Black population that still lived in the southern states. The most hatred was directed against the poor black families in the south who were very vulnerable to attack W BT E To be continued on the next page

Lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E Targeting those set free after the American Civil War—the African Americans, KKK designed to spread fear throughout the Black population that still lived in the southern states. The most hatred was directed against the poor black families in the south who were very vulnerable to attack. III. Ku Klux Klan To be continued on the next page