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American white supremacist hate group
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK), also known as "The Klan", is an American far-right hate group. It has emerged in three major waves throughout its history. The
Ku_Klux_Klan
List of Ku Klux Klan leaders and their titles
leader of the Ku Klux Klan is often called the grand wizard, imperial wizard, or national director; varying depending on the specific Klan organization
Leaders_of_the_Ku_Klux_Klan
1871 Act of the United States Congress
Act of 1871 (17 Stat. 13), also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, Third Enforcement Act, Third Ku Klux Klan Act, Civil Rights Act of 1871, or Force Act of
Ku_Klux_Klan_Act
The Canadian branch of the Ku Klux Klan was an expansion of the second Ku Klux Klan established in the United States in 1915. It operated as a fraternity
Ku_Klux_Klan_in_Canada
Branch of the American Ku Klux Klan
Women of the Ku Klux Klan (WKKK), also known as Women's Ku Klux Klan, and Ladies of the Invisible Empire, held to many of the same political and social
Women_of_the_Ku_Klux_Klan
1860s, there have been many organizations that have used the title "Ku Klux Klan" or have split off from KKK groups using different names. During Reconstruction
List of Ku Klux Klan organizations
List_of_Ku_Klux_Klan_organizations
Ku Klux Klan (KKK) nomenclature has evolved over the order's nearly 160 years of existence. The titles and designations were first laid out in the 1920s
Ku Klux Klan titles and vocabulary
Ku_Klux_Klan_titles_and_vocabulary
American Ku Klux Klan organization
The White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan is a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) organization primarily located in Mississippi and Louisiana and active in the United States
White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
White_Knights_of_the_Ku_Klux_Klan
national politics who were members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) before taking office. Membership of the Klan is secret. Political opponents sometimes allege
Ku Klux Klan members in United States politics
Ku_Klux_Klan_members_in_United_States_politics
American white supremacist hate groups
Ku Klux Klan auxiliaries are organized groups that supplement, but do not directly integrate with the Ku Klux Klan. These auxiliaries include: Women of
Ku_Klux_Klan_auxiliaries
American Ku Klux Klan member (1929–2003)
became notorious for being the Imperial Wizard of the United Klans of America (UKA), a Ku Klux Klan group, active from the early 1960s until 1987. Shelton was
Robert_Shelton_(Ku_Klux_Klan)
First operational era of the Ku Klux Klan
The First Klan is a retronym which is used to describe the first of three distinct operational eras in the history of the Ku Klux Klan, a White supremacist
First_Klan
Indiana branch of the Ku Klux Klan
The Indiana Klan was the state of Indiana branch of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), a secret society in the United States that formed in Georgia in 1915. It grew
Indiana_Klan
Book by Thomas Dixon
Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan is a novel published in 1905, the second work in the Ku Klux Klan trilogy by Thomas Dixon Jr. (the others
The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan
The_Clansman:_A_Historical_Romance_of_the_Ku_Klux_Klan
The Ku Klux Klan has had a history in the U.S. state of New Jersey since the early part of the 1920s. The Klan was active in the areas of Trenton and Camden
History of the Ku Klux Klan in New Jersey
History_of_the_Ku_Klux_Klan_in_New_Jersey
Although the Ku Klux Klan is most often associated with white supremacy, the revived Klan of the 1920s was also anti-Catholic. In U.S. states such as Maine
Ku_Klux_Klan_in_Maine
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) arrived in the U.S. state of Oregon in the early 1920s, during the history of the second Klan, and it quickly spread throughout
Ku_Klux_Klan_in_Oregon
American white supremacist (born 1946)
Identity pastor. He is the current Grand wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, also known as the Knights Party, taking control of the organization
Thom_Robb
White supremacist and antisemitic hate group
The Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan is a group styled after the original Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Formed around 2012, it aims to "restore America to
Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Loyal_White_Knights_of_the_Ku_Klux_Klan
American murderer and Ku Klux Klan leader (1891–1966)
American Ku Klux Klan (KKK) leader, convicted rapist and murderer. In 1923, he was appointed Grand Dragon of the Indiana Klan and head of Klan recruiting
D._C._Stephenson
Ku Klux Klan recruitment of members is the responsibility of 'Kleagles', they are organizers or recruiters, "appointed by an imperial wizard or his imperial
Ku_Klux_Klan_recruitment
Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (1880–1945)
American preacher and fraternal organizer who founded and led the second Ku Klux Klan from Thanksgiving evening 1915 until being ousted in 1922 by Hiram Wesley
William_Joseph_Simmons
List of works about the Ku Klux Klan
This is a bibliography of the Ku Klux Klan. The bibliography concentrates on historical scholarship; a small number of works from sociology, economics
Bibliography of the history of the Ku Klux Klan
Bibliography_of_the_history_of_the_Ku_Klux_Klan
Ku Klux Klan organization
The Original Ku Klux Klan of the Confederacy was a Klan faction led by Asa Carter in the late 1950s. Despite the group's brief lifespan, it left its mark
Original Ku Klux Klan of the Confederacy
Original_Ku_Klux_Klan_of_the_Confederacy
Klan (2017, 2018) Great Lakes Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (2016) Honorable Sacred Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) Imperial Klans
List of organizations designated by the SPLC as hate groups
List_of_organizations_designated_by_the_SPLC_as_hate_groups
Book by Alma Bridwell White
be appreciated. ... — Alma Bridwell White in The Ku Klux Klan in Prophecy in 1926 The Ku Klux Klan in Prophecy is a 144-page book written by Bishop Alma
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against other organizations. During the revival of the Ku Klux Klan in the late 1910s and 1920s, the Klan attempted to make inroads with several aspects of
Ku_Klux_Klan_in_sports
The Ku Klux Klan in Southern Illinois operated between 1867 and 1875 in seven counties—Franklin, Williamson, Jackson, Saline, Johnson, Union, and Pope
Ku Klux Klan in Southern Illinois
Ku_Klux_Klan_in_Southern_Illinois
Laws aiming to combat resistance to reconstruction after the US Civil War
conditions for black people and freed slaves. The main target was the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacy organization, which was targeting Black people, and
Enforcement_Acts
Ku Klux Klan organization
The National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan is a Klan faction that has been in existence since November 1963. In the sixties, the National Knights were the
National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
National_Knights_of_the_Ku_Klux_Klan
Ku Klux Klan organization
The United Klans of America Inc. (UKA), based in Alabama, is a Ku Klux Klan organization active in the United States. Led by Robert Shelton, the UKA peaked
United_Klans_of_America
American interfraternity honor society
Ku Klux Klan, also known as Ku Klux and later, Tu–Mas, was an American interfraternity honor society formed at the University of Illinois in 1906. After
Ku_Klux_Klan_(honor_society)
2001 book by Michael Newton
The Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Florida is a 2001 book about the Ku Klux Klan by Michael Newton. It was published by the University Press of
The Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Florida
The_Invisible_Empire:_The_Ku_Klux_Klan_in_Florida
American Ku Klux Klan member (1889–1949)
an American obstetrician who was Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in the late 1940s, organizing its third and final reformation in 1946
Samuel_Green_(Klansman)
American Ku Klux Klan member
Ku Klux Klan. Under financial pressure from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for back taxes, he disbanded the second wave of the original Ku Klux Klan
James_A._Colescott
American Christian Identity pastor and businessman (born 1942)
activist and Christian Identity pastor who served as Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan from 1975 to 1984, during which time he was accordingly involved in the
Bill Wilkinson (white supremacist)
Bill_Wilkinson_(white_supremacist)
American military figure and politician
Pulaski, Tennessee, where the Ku Klux Klan was formed. He became one of the Klan's first members. In 1867, Gordon became the Klan's first Grand Dragon for the
George Gordon (Civil War general)
George_Gordon_(Civil_War_general)
American attorney and politician
protesters in Henrico. The perpetrator was an admitted leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Taylor announced charges of assault, battery, attempted malicious wounding
Shannon_Taylor_(politician)
Ku Klux Klan activities in Inglewood, California, were highlighted by the 1922 arrest and trial of 36 men, most of them masked, for a night-time raid on
Ku Klux Klan raid in Inglewood, California
Ku_Klux_Klan_raid_in_Inglewood,_California
American police officer (born 1953)
18, 1953) is an American retired police officer who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in the late 1970s. He was the first African-American
Ron_Stallworth
Christian pointed hat of conical form
later appropriated by white supremacist, anti-Catholic groups like the Ku Klux Klan. Historically, the flagellants are the origin of the current traditions
Capirote
American white supremacist leader (1924–2006)
the Ku Klux Klan and became its first Imperial Wizard. Previously, he was a Grand dragon of the Mississippi Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, appointed
Samuel_Bowers
American murder victim (1896–1925), cause of KKK decline
played a critical role in the demise of the second incarnation of the Ku Klux Klan. In March 1925, while working for the state of Indiana on an adult literacy
Murder_of_Madge_Oberholtzer
Former horse racing venue in Oceanport, New Jersey, U.S.
Ku Klux Klan and its Long Branch and Red Bank units from 1924 to 1926. In April 1926, the Elkwood Park Company purchased the tract from the Ku Klux Klan
Elkwood_Park
Antiquated practice now associated with the Ku Klux Klan
associated with the Ku Klux Klan. However, it was practiced long before the Klan's inception. Since the early 20th century, the Klan has burned crosses
Cross_burning
American preacher and professional wrestler
wrestler, reformed white supremacist, and later preacher. Clary served as a Ku Klux Klan leader before he became a Pentecostal Christian, traveling around the
Johnny_Lee_Clary
1981 American court case
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan was a successful lawsuit brought by Vietnamese Americans in 1981 against a faction of the Ku Klux Klan. After the Vietnam
Vietnamese Fishermen's Association v. Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Vietnamese_Fishermen's_Association_v._Knights_of_the_Ku_Klux_Klan
Occurrence of extrajudicial killings
into the early 1900s, accelerating with the emergence of the Second Ku Klux Klan. Lynchings declined considerably by the time of the Great Depression
Lynching_in_the_United_States
American musician, author, and activist (born 1958)
and activist. His efforts to fight racism by engaging members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) have convinced dozens of Klansmen to leave and denounce the KKK
Daryl_Davis
1991 book by Michael and Judy Ann Newton
The Ku Klux Klan: An Encyclopedia, later re-released as The Ku Klux Klan: History, Organization, Language, Influence and Activities of America's Most Notorious
The Ku Klux Klan: An Encyclopedia
The_Ku_Klux_Klan:_An_Encyclopedia
White supremacist Georgia lawyer and Mayor of Stone Mountain
Georgia from 1946 to 1949. He established the Klan national faction National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in 1963, which he led for 25 years. James R. Venable
James_R._Venable
1915 film by D. W. Griffith
Jr.'s 1905 novel and play The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan. Griffith co-wrote the screenplay with Frank E. Woods and produced the
The_Birth_of_a_Nation
American who sued the KKK (1920–1998)
1920 – September 17, 1988) was an American who successfully sued the Ku Klux Klan in the 1980s after her son, Michael Donald, was lynched. Donald was born
Beulah_Mae_Donald
Attack on LGBT nightclub
On November 15, 1937, about 200 Ku Klux Klan members stormed the popular LGBT-serving nightclub, La Paloma, in an unincorporated area of Dade County, Florida
Ku Klux Klan raid of La Paloma nightclub
Ku_Klux_Klan_raid_of_La_Paloma_nightclub
American writer (1951–2021)
Ku Klux Klan, on which he wrote several reference works; Newton's 2001 book on the KKK's history in Florida, The Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in
Michael_Newton_(author)
the origins of late 19th and early 20th-century movements such as the Ku Klux Klan and various domestic proto-fascist organizations that emerged during
Fascism_in_the_United_States
American KKK leader (died 2013)
1949 – May 31, 2013) was the leader of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in Newville, Indiana. He was sentenced to seven years in prison on December
Jeff_Lynn_Berry
execute mass-arrests and begin the process of crushing the South Carolina Ku Klux Klan in federal court. Merrill reported 169 arrests in York County before
South Carolina Ku Klux Klan trials of 1871–1872
South_Carolina_Ku_Klux_Klan_trials_of_1871–1872
American civil rights organization
In 1980, the SPLC began a strategy of filing civil suits against the Ku Klux Klan for monetary damages on behalf of the victims of its violence. The SPLC
Southern_Poverty_Law_Center
American civil rights and trade union activist
organizer. Ellis was at one time Exalted Cyclops, local leader of a Ku Klux Klan group in Durham, North Carolina, the city where he was born. Ellis was
C._P._Ellis
Handbook of the Ku Klux Klan
(from Klan and Koran) is the handbook of the Ku Klux Klan. Versions of the Kloran typically contain detailed descriptions of the role of different Klan members
Kloran
Negationist myth of the American Civil War
In 1914, Rose published The Ku Klux Klan; or Invisible Empire and believed Klan violence was necessary by stating Klan violence "delivered the South
Lost_Cause_of_the_Confederacy
American former white supremacist (born 1989)
founder of the Stormfront online community, and godchild of former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke. Black publicly renounced white nationalism and
Adrianne_Black
American Ku Klux Klan member (1890–1966)
supremacist, and con artist who co-founded the second iteration of the Ku Klux Klan in 1915. Davis was Second Degree (second in command) of the KKK under
Roy_Elonza_Davis
1975 American television film
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan is a 1975 American two-part made-for-television drama film which dramatizes the events following the 1964
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Attack_on_Terror:_The_FBI_vs._the_Ku_Klux_Klan
City in Georgia, United States
America's final active chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, the United Northern and Southern Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, is headquartered in Ellijay. Jerry Bird
Ellijay,_Georgia
Ku Klux Klan recruitment officer
A Kleagle is an officer of the Ku Klux Klan whose main role is to recruit new members and must maintain the three guiding principles: "recruit, maintain
Kleagle
Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard (1881–1966)
1966) was an American white supremacist who was Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist hate group, from 1923 until his resignation in 1939
Hiram_Wesley_Evans
Ku Klux Klan organization
The U.S. Klans, officially, the U.S. Klans, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc. was the dominant Ku Klux Klan in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The death
U.S._Klans
Series of covert and illegal projects by the FBI
broader New Left, they also targeted white supremacist groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan and the National States' Rights Party. The FBI engaged in covert operations
COINTELPRO
North American collegiate fraternity
Journal of the early 20th century often discussed KA's relationship to the Ku Klux Klan Upon the release of the film The Birth of a Nation in 1915, a major motion
Kappa_Alpha_Order
American Ku Klux Klan member (1909–1960)
1960) was an American Ku Klux Klan leader. Edwards was an automobile paint sprayer from Atlanta, Georgia, and rebuilt the Klan beginning in 1953. In his
Eldon_Edwards
20th century journalistic investigation
New York World's exposé of the Ku Klux Klan brought national media to the operations and actions of the Ku Klux Klan beginning on September 6, 1921.
New York World Exposé of the Ku Klux Klan
New_York_World_Exposé_of_the_Ku_Klux_Klan
The Ku Klux Klan, a prominent white supremacist group in the United States, held two major gatherings at Buckeye Lake, Ohio in 1923 and 1925. These "Konclaves"
Ku Klux Klan Konclaves at Buckeye Lake
Ku_Klux_Klan_Konclaves_at_Buckeye_Lake
American investigative committee (1938–1975)
Klan violence prompted President Lyndon B. Johnson and Georgia congressman Charles L. Weltner to call for a congressional probe of the Ku Klux Klan.
House Un-American Activities Committee
House_Un-American_Activities_Committee
American politician (1860–1929)
general election. In 1922, Percy came to national notice by confronting Ku Klux Klan organizers in Greenville and uniting local people against them. During
LeRoy_Percy
American publisher, minister, and politician (1805–1877)
joined into this opposition directed against Brownlow, utilizing the Ku Klux Klan and likeminded vigilante groups in efforts to disenfranchise African-Americans
Parson_Brownlow
American politician (1830–1894)
book, Authentic History Ku Klux Klan, 1865–1877, Susan Lawrence Davis states that Vance was the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan for North Carolina. Davis
Zebulon_Vance
Limited series
struggles to fit in". The family is targeted by the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan, who burn a cross on their lawn and attempt to firebomb their house.
Superman_Smashes_the_Klan
American Ku Klux Klan member
was an American law enforcement official and Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Roper was an Atlanta, Georgia police officer and the second Director
Samuel_Roper_(Klansman)
FBI agent infiltrating hate groups in the US
infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan as part of the FBI's COINTELPRO project to monitor and disrupt Klan activities. Rowe participated in violent Klan activity against
Gary_Thomas_Rowe_Jr.
American politician (1869–1950)
Democratic Colorado State Auditor from 1933 to 1935 and was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Stapleton was born November 12, 1869, in Paintsville, Kentucky, son
Benjamin_F._Stapleton
American white supremacist
13 July 1950) is a white supremacist and former Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan chapter in Georgia. Carver was a frequent guest on television and radio
Daniel_Carver
Phrase in U.S. politics and law
induces him to desert?" In debating the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, meant to more efficiently combat the Ku Klux Klan during the Reconstruction era, Democratic
The Constitution is not a suicide pact
The_Constitution_is_not_a_suicide_pact
American mobster (1881–1928)
but their attention was diverted by a common enemy. In the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan supported national prohibition. Alcohol was regarded as an "un-American"
Charles_Birger
Historian and Ku Klux Klan propagandist (1862–1917)
the Ku Klux Klan employed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Rose was born in 1862 near Pulaski, Tennessee, the town where the Ku Klux Klan would
Laura_Martin_Rose
American talk show
was produced from 2009 to 2011 and features Pendergraft, grandson of Ku Klux Klan National Director Thom Robb and the son of Rachel Pendegraft, discussing
The_Andrew_Show
Former American white supremacist paramilitary organization
paramilitary organization which was associated with Christian Identity and the Ku Klux Klan. It was led by its founder, Frazier Glenn Miller Jr., through various
White_Patriot_Party
American author, Freemason, and soldier (1809–1891)
History, Ku Klux Klan, 1865–1877. American Library Service. p. 276. Horn, Staney F. (1939). Invisible Empire: The Story of the Ku Klux Klan, 1866–1871
Albert_Pike
American hereditary association
group venerated the Ku Klux Klan during the Jim Crow era, and in 1926, a local chapter funded the construction of a monument to the Klan. According to the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
United_Daughters_of_the_Confederacy
African-American woman who saved a then Ku Klux Klan member from being lynched
which she was photographed protecting a man believed to have been a Ku Klux Klan supporter. The resulting photograph, which was taken by Mark Brunner
Keshia_Thomas
1873 murder of black men by white militia in Colfax, Louisiana
surrendering to a mob of former Confederate soldiers and members of the Ku Klux Klan. After the contested 1872 election for governor of Louisiana and local
Colfax_massacre
Civil War general, U.S. president from 1869 to 1877
supported Reconstruction and the Fifteenth Amendment, and prosecuted the Ku Klux Klan. An effective civil rights executive, Grant signed a bill to create the
Ulysses_S._Grant
Confederate States Army general, planter, and slave trader (1821–1877)
was inaugurated as the first Grand Wizard of the Reconstruction-era Ku Klux Klan. Born into a poor family, as a young man Forrest would amass substantial
Nathan_Bedford_Forrest
Ku Klux Klan organization
folded into James Venable's National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan by 1965. There is also a current Klan group by that name. The Association was formed at
Association_of_Georgia_Klans
2019 American film
focuses on the rivalry between civil rights activist Ann Atwater and Ku Klux Klan leader C. P. Ellis. The film stars Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou
The Best of Enemies (2019 film)
The_Best_of_Enemies_(2019_film)
City in Indiana, United States
the Ku Klux Klan during its height in the 1920s and 1930s. On July 4, 1923, Kokomo achieved national notoriety when it hosted the largest Ku Klux Klan gathering
Kokomo,_Indiana
City in Tennessee, United States
in the American Revolutionary War. Pulaski is the birthplace of the Ku Klux Klan. Pulaski was founded in 1809. During the Civil War, after the Union took
Pulaski,_Tennessee
relations in the decades following Reconstruction's failure saw the Ku Klux Klan lead white mobs in lynchings and racial massacres. The emergence of white
White supremacy in the United States
White_supremacy_in_the_United_States
American white supremacist, Klansman, and convicted murderer
January 21, 2001) was an American white supremacist and member of the Ku Klux Klan who murdered civil rights leader Medgar Evers on June 12, 1963, in Jackson
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