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  1. Ku Klux Klan - Wikipedia

    • The Ku Klux Klan , commonly shortened to the KKK or the Klan, is the name of an American Protestant-led Christian extremist, white supremacist, far-right hate group. Various historians have characterized the Klan as America's first terrorist group. There have been three distinct iterations with various targets relative to time and place, including African Amer… See more

    Overview

    The first Klan was founded in Pulaski, Tennessee, on December 24, 1865, by six former officers of the Confederate army: Frank McCord, Richard Reed, John Lester, John Kennedy, J. Calvin Jones, and James Crowe. It st… See more

    History

    The name was probably formed by combining the Greek kyklos (κύκλος, which means circle) with clan. The word had previously been used for other fraternal organizations in the South such as Kuklos AdelphonSee more

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  1. Ku Klux Klan: Origin, Members & Facts | HISTORY

  2. Ku Klux Klan | Definition & History | Britannica

  3. Ku Klux Klan - Southern Poverty Law Center

  4. KKK Series - FBI

  5. Ku Klux Klan: Facts & Related Content - Encyclopedia Britannica

  6. Ku Klux Klan: A History of Racism - Southern Poverty Law Center

  7. Ku Klux Klan (KKK) - U.S. National Park Service

  8. Ku Klux Klan - Encyclopedia.com

  9. Ku Klux Klan - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives