Southern Whites that migrated after the Civil War played a pivotal role in spreading Confederate symbols and racial terror across the United States – Greater levels of KKK activities, black lynchings, and confederate memorials could be observed in areas where they went.

Southern Whites that migrated after the Civil War played a pivotal role in spreading Confederate symbols and racial terror across the United States – Greater levels of KKK activities, black lynchings, and confederate memorials could be observed in areas where they went.