3. The third is coding and categorizing the data in the data table into some categories related to the forms of the Ku Klux Klan’s racist actionand also
related tohow racism shown in the southern American society based on Fanon’s theory, such as: language, and the discrimination towards the
blacks. 4. The fourth is sorting the data by selecting the relevant data and excluding
the irrelevant data. The selected relevant data were classified and interpreted according to its thematic meaning.
5. The fifth is making the interrelation between the description of the data and the theory to get the findings based on the objectives: the forms of the Ku
Klux Klan’s racist actions towards the Blacks and their defenders and how the racism shown in the southern American society.
6. The last is making an interpretation of the findings based on the understanding about the theory.
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CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS
This research elaborates the findings and discussions of the research. The researcher uses the data to verify and clarify the discussion. The aim of this
reseach is to reveal the forms of racism in the southern part of the United States seen from the story of a novel entitled A Time to Kill. This chapter focuses on the
discussion of two points: 1. the revelationof the forms of the Ku Klux Klan’s racist actions towards the blacks and their defenders in John Grisham’s A Time to
Kill, and 2.how racism shown in the southern American society portrayed in John Grisham’sA Time to Kill
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To understand this research, it is important to know the characters in the story. Two rednecks, Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard, are the men who started
the racial tension in the South. They viciously raped a young Black girl, Tonya Hailey. The tension was rised since the Black girl’s father, Carl Lee Hailey took
action. He murdered the two rednecks. A white lawyer, Jack Brigance appeared to support Carl Lee’s jury. Thus, the appearance of the racist group, Ku Klux Klan
who attacked the Blacks and also the Whites who supported the Black brought the situation into more serious.
Ku Klux Klan’s racist action deals with the existence of the racism in the US. It can be revealed through the violence, intimidation and provocation. The
racism in the Southern portrayed in Grisham’s A Time to Kill can be identified through the use of language and the discrimination towards the Blacks. The
Southerners’ life, who are portrayed as racist society in the novel, is reflected
through those two points. Through the dialogues and story in the novel, racism and the interactions between blacks and white can be found.
A. The Forms of the Ku Klux Klan’s Racist Action towards the Black People and TheirDefenders
Ku Klux Klan is a racist organization in the USA. The Klan is based on the christian belief which holds the value of white supremacist ideology. Thus,
they view their white race as the most superior one, while the others are the inferior. This organization kills, lynchs, abuses and murders people based on their
skin colour. Having sentiment with the black people, the Klan tries to vanish the Blacks from the land because of their belief which involves religion in their acts.
From 1866 to 1867, The Klans began breaking up black prayer meeting, and invading blacks’ housing at night to steal fire arms.
Ku Klux Klan’s ideas in the past were to control political and social status of freed slaves. Ku Klux Klan’s strongly influenced with the concept of White
Supremacy. The Klan attempted to rule the life of the Blacks, from their education, economic, and political rights. The portrayalof the Klan’s action in
Grisham’sA Time to Kill 1989: 74 was mentioned below. They could march during the day around the courthouse in their white
robes and pointed, hoodedmasks. They could make speeches to a captive audience and parade in front of the cameras. The press would
love it-hate them, but love the altercations, the disruptions. And at night they could intimidate with burning crosses and threatening
phone calls. The targets would be easy and unsuspecting. Violence would be unavoidable. They knew how to provoke it. They fully
appreciated what the sight of marching white robes did to crowds of angry niggers.
