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Bookmark or Share- The History of the KKK in American Politics - JSTOR DailyThe Klan didn’t start as a political force, but as a lark. Shortly after the Civil War ended, some Confederate veterans got together and played around with hoods and robes, wearing them while riding horses through town in Pulaski, Tennessee.
- Ku Klux Klan - WikipediaThe Ku Klux Klan (/ ˌkuː klʌks ˈklæn, ˌkjuː -/), [e] commonly shortened to the KKK or the Klan, is the name of an American white supremacist, far-right terrorist organization and hate group.
- Ku Klux Klan - Southern Poverty Law CenterThe Ku Klux Klan, with its long history of violence, is the oldest and most infamous of American hate groups. Although Black Americans have typically been the Klan’s primary target, adherents also attack Jewish people, persons who have immigrated to the United States, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
- KKK Series — FBIThis series details the work of the FBI to protect the American people—especially minorities—from the evils of the modern-day Klan.
- Ku Klux Klan | Definition & History | BritannicaKu Klux Klan, either of two distinct U.S. hate organizations that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda. One group was founded in Pulaski, Tennessee, immediately after the Civil War and lasted until the 1870s.
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