They hoped to maintain white dominance and superiority over other racial groups, particularly African Americans.
In order to accomplish this, they often used violence and terror to intimidate and oppress African Americans and prevent them from exercising their rights. This included lynching, burning crosses, and other acts of violence and intimidation. These groups also wanted to spread their hateful ideologies and promote segregation and discrimination against African Americans and other minority groups. In short, their goal was to maintain a society in which white people have superior rights and privileges, and African Americans are denied their basic rights and opportunities.
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