Johansonferronid Johansonferronid History Answered Which of these statements describe the Ku Klux Klan? Check all that apply. The Klan was a white supremacist group that believed whites were better than African Americans because of their skin color. The Klan was a terrorist group that used violence against African Americans, carpetbaggers, and scalawags. Klansmen wore disguises, such as hoods, to keep their identities hidden and to make themselves look scarier. Most Klan members were Radical Republicans who had come to the South to violently oppose Reconstruction.