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The Ku Klux Klan in Southern Illinois operated between 1867 and 1875 in seven counties—Franklin, Williamson, Jackson, Saline, Johnson, Union, and Pope. The "worst Klan years" were in 1874 and 1875. [1] Garb and weapons of the Ku-Klux Klan in Southern Illinois, as posed for Joseph A. Dacus of the Missouri Republican, in August 1875
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 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 in membership in the late 1960s and 1970s, [1] and it was the most violent Klan organization of its time. [2] Its headquarters was the Anglo-Saxon Club outside Tuscaloosa, Alabama. [3]
A man wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood was spotted shopping in a California grocery store over the weekend, igniting outrage from shoppers, management and the city’s mayor. Photos of the incident at ...
KKK recruitment flyers posted in Lexington, Frankfort neighborhoods. Christopher Leach. July 24, 2024 at 10:49 AM. Ryan C. Hermens/rhermens@herald-leader.com.
– In 1924 America experienced the zenith of KKK membership. Roughly Approximately 7 million of 114 million U.S. citizens residents (1 out of every 100), that is 6 out of every 100 Americans were ...
Shot by Ku Klux Klan members J.L. Compton: Helena: Lewis and Clark: Montana Territory: April 30, 1870: Accused of murder: A one-thousand-member vigilance committee accused the two men of shooting and robbing an old man named George Lenhart. Their fate was decided on the courthouse steps by mock trial, because "the law was tedious, expensive ...
Church of the Ku Klux Klan [8] Church of the National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan [9] East Coast Knights of the True Invisible Empire [10] Exalted Knights of the Ku Klux Klan [11] Honorable Sacred Knights of the Ku Klux Klan [12] Imperial Klans of America [13] International Keystone Knights of the Ku Klux Klan [14] Knights of the Ku Klux Klan [15]