African Americans were making progress toward equality.
Explanation:
After the Civil War, African Americans were granted the same rights and citizenship as White Americans. Many people, particularly in the South, disliked this. As African Americans began to make more progress towards equality, several racist and segregationist groups were established. This included the Ku Klux Klan. Their main purpose was to ensure that African Americans remained disadvantaged and underprivileged.
Because America was founded on a promise of freedom and the citizens of America still love the freedom and don't want communism where the people don't have freedoms.
