The immune response to viral infection comprises innate and adaptive defenses. The innate response, which we have discussed previously, functions continuously in a normal host without exposure to any virus. Most viral infections are controlled by the innate immune system.
The original Ku Klux Klan was organized by ex-Confederate elements to oppose the Reconstruction policies of the radical Republican Congress and to maintain white supremacy..
IV. History The original Ku Klux Klan was founded in Pulaski, Tennessee during Reconstruction sometime between December 1865 and August 1866. The exact date is unknown due to varying reports of the time as well as conflicting accounts of the event by the principals involved.