They used things like and eagle and skull and crossbones represent America and government as-well as death the fact the the police or a soldier is shacking hands with a k.k.k member shows that they are on the same side for slavery and in support of it. The reason her it’s worse then slavery is because slavery you have a place to. Go and be but as a freed person you deal with the kkk constantly hunting you or the police always out to say you have done horrible things it’s worse because as a slave at-least you had a place to stay and not a place to hide.