Some white southerners joined the ku klux klan because a) it provided money to rebuild southern cities. b) it supported the radical republicans. c) it was a powerful way to oppose the north. d) it provided aid to poor southern farmers 2. what is one reason why the ku klux klan targeted the freedmen’s bureau? a) klan members did not believe african americans should be educated. b) klan members thought the freedman’s bureau was stealing from farmers. c) klan members were carpetbaggers who wanted to change the south. d) klan members wanted to stop the spread of racial violence across the south. 3. what was one reason why many white southerners opposed reconstruction? a) they felt northerners were getting rich at their expense. b) they feared progress made since the civil war ended would be impeded. c) they were concerned it would