Ku Klux Klan

Ku Klux Klan
LeadersDavid Duke
Dates of operation1865–1872
1915–1944
1946–present
Active regionsUnited States
Canada
IdeologyWhite supremacy
White nationalism
Segregationism
Designated as a terrorist group by Canada
Charleston, South Carolina
Preceded by
Knights of the Golden Circle
Confederate States of America
Knights of Mary Phagan (1915)
Night Riders (1915)
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The Ku Klux Klan is an American White supremacist hate group.[1] It was started in Pulaski, Tennessee[2] on December 24, 1865 and quickly expanded among White people in the southern United States.

  1. Etter Sr, Gregg W.; McElreath, David H.; Quarles, Chester L. (Spring 2005). "Ku Klux Klan: Evolution Towards Revolution". Journal of Gang Research. 12 (3): 1–16.
  2. Randal Rust. "Ku Klux Klan". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

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