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The Ku Klux Klan (/ ˌ k uː k l ʌ k s ˈ k l æ n, ˌ k j uː-/), [e] commonly shortened to the KKK or the Klan, is an American Protestant-led Christian extremist, white supremacist, far-right hate group. It was founded in the 19th century after the American Civil War by six officers of the Confederate Army.
The Ku Klux Klan was founded by six confederate veterans in 1865 but did not elect a Grand Wizard until after Nathan Bedford Forrest joined in 1867. [2] [3] [4]Nathan Bedford Forrest, Grand Wizard, 1867–1869, [5] Forrest resigned in 1869 and ordered the KKK dissolved although the group remained active until 1872 [6] [7]
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Kanada - A Canadian Ku Klux Klan organization that was based in Toronto. [36] Ku Klux Klan – Distrikt Nordrhein-Westfalen - A German Ku Klux Klan group operating in North Rhine-Westphalia. [37] Ku Klux Klan of Kanada - One of the most prominent KKK groups in Canada during the mid-1920s. [38]
William Joseph Simmons [1] (1880–1945) was the Imperial Wizard (national leader) of the second Ku Klux Klan between 1915 and 1922. Hiram Wesley Evans (1881–1966), part of a group that ousted William Joseph Simmons from the position of Imperial Wizard in November 1922. Evans was Imperial Wizard from 1922 to 1939, during which time the Klan's ...
This is a partial list of notable historical figures in U.S. national politics who were members of the Ku Klux Klan before taking office. Membership of the Klan is secret. Political opponents sometimes allege that a person was a member of the Klan, or was supported at the polls by Klan members. [1] [2]
The Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as "the Klan", is the name of three distinct past and present groupings. [28]The following groups have been listed as active Klan groups in the SPLC's annual reports (years in parentheses refer to the year in which the group is included):
David Duke, a former leader of the Ku Klux Klan who would later run for governor of Louisiana, was arrested during the melee. Carter later said he thanked God that he did not bring his wife and ...
Kloran of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Kanada. 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 Kloran, setting out KKK terms and traditions. Like many KKK terms, this is a portmanteau term, formed from Klan and Koran.