Human blood is slightly more alkaline while the acids in the stomach are, well, you guess. Both the alkaline and acidic are necessary and the human body is constantly regulating this pH balance through the minerals and substances we gain through foods that when eaten are more alkaline, or acidic.
In outright defiance of the Republican-led federal government, Southern Democrats formed organizations that violently intimidated blacks and Republicans who tried to win political power. The most prominent of these, the Ku Klux Klan, was formed in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1865. Originally founded as a social club for former Confederate soldiers, the Klan evolved into a terrorist organization.
The KKK was formed as a social group in Tennessee in 1866. Klan was an alliterative version of clan, thus Ku Klux Klan suggested a circle, or band, of brothers. With the passage of the Military Reconstruction Acts in March 1867, and the prospect of freedmen voting in the South, the Klan became a political organization.