In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the tactics used by the Ku Klux Klan against African Americans usually involved

The Ku Klux Klan used violence and threats to frighten African Americans and suppress their rights, especially during Reconstruction and its aftermath. Its tactics included beatings, arson, and murder, so the best answer is “employing terror and intimidation.”

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