Question

How does the way that John Stephens was killed support the idea the Ku Klux Klan was a

Answer 1

Ku Klux Klan 
Known as the KKK
Was founded as a social club for Confederate veterans 
Started in Tennessee in 1866
Memberships grew in the south
Word violent terrorists organizations
1868 it existed in pretty much every southern state
Goal

Answer 2

Answer:

John Stephens was a state senator for North Carolina, elected mostly by his popularity among black population, mostly. The white community nearly ostricized him, and there was a lot of bad rumors about him created mostly by white male of the Democrats. This made the Ku Klux Klan have "trial" where he could not be and defend himself, and convicted him to death sentence. There were between 8 and 12 men to kill him in a darkened room in the courthouse.

The definition of terrorism being " violence done for political purpose with elements of theater intended to generate drama" explains well why is the KKK terrorist. It was made definetly for political purpose and there is always a hint of theater in all that's done by this group.