* The loss of white supremacy: Both groups believed that the United States should be a white-dominated society, and they were afraid that the growing number of African Americans and other minority groups would threaten this dominance.
* The rise of social equality: The Ku Klux Klan and the White League were also opposed to social equality between whites and blacks. They believed that African Americans were inferior to whites, and they did not want them to have the same rights and opportunities as white people.
* The threat of political power: Both groups were afraid that African Americans and other minority groups would gain political power and use it to challenge the status quo. They believed that this could lead to the end of white supremacy and the rise of a more egalitarian society.
The Ku Klux Klan and the White League used violence, intimidation, and other tactics to try to maintain white supremacy and prevent the rise of social equality. They targeted African Americans, other minority groups, and white people who supported racial equality. Their activities included lynchings, beatings, cross burnings, and property destruction.