Question

Read the following excerpt to answer the question. ...and fear of white vigilante groups like the Ku Klux Klan, who exerted an often-unchecked reign of terror across the South, where lynching of African Americans was a common occurrence and rarely prosecuted. (from “We Shall Overcome,” www.nps.gov) Using context clues, determine the meaning of the word vigilante, and explain how you arrived at that definition. Be sure to write in complete sentences, directly referencing the excerpt above.

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"Fear of white vigilante groups like the KKK" A vigilante is someone who takes part in taking the law into their own hands. If you know about the KKK, then you would understand what a vigilante is. For example, the KKK tried to punish African Americans before and after certain laws because they did not want Africans to have any rights and or freedom.