Wearing white hoods to hide their identity the Klan would attack and threaten Republicans .
The Ku Klux Klan consisted of local secret organizations formed to violently oppose Republican rule during Reconstruction ; there was no organization above the local level .
Wearing white hoods to hide Ku Klux Klan 's identity Ku Klux Klan Klan would attack and threaten Republican .
The Ku Klux Klan consisted of local secret organizations formed to violently oppose Republican rule during Reconstruction ; there was no organization above the local level .