KKK founded(Most prominent in counties where the races were relatively equal in number, the KKK engaged in terrorist raids against African Americans and white Republicans at night, employing intimidation, destruction of property, assault, and murder to achieve its aims and influence upcoming elections.
In a few Southern states, Republicans organized militia units to break up the Klan.)
Hiram W. Evans, Dallas Klan Leader( He was a Democrat, a Mason, and a member of the Christian Church and the Congressional Country Club. He was a Democrat, a Mason, and a member of the Christian Church and the Congressional Country Club.)