Ku Klux Klan
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What Is The Ku Klux Klan?
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The Early Ku Klux Klan and White Supremacy
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Inside the KKK
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KKK: Then and Now | National Geographic
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How Prohibition Led to the Revival of the Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan, commonly called the KKK or simply the Klan, refers to three distinct secret movements at different points in time in the history of the United States. Each has advocated extremist reactionary positions such as white supremacy, white nationalism, anti-immigration and—especially in later iterations—Nordicism and anti-Catholicism. Historically, the KKK used terrorism—both physical assault and murder—against groups or individuals whom they opposed. All three movements have called for the "purification" of American society and all are considered right-wing extremist organizations. In each era, membership was secret and estimates of the total were highly exaggerated by both the friends and enemies.
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Fun facts
First KKK
Second KKK
Third KKK
Origin of the name
Creation and naming
Activities
Resistance
End of the first Klan
Refounding in 1915
''The Birth of a Nation''
Goals
Organization
Perceived moral threats
Rapid growth
Prohibition
Urbanization
Costumes and the burning cross
Political role
Resistance and decline
Labor and anti-unionism
National changes
Anti-modern interpretations
New social history interpretations
Indiana and Alabama
1950s–1960s: post-war opposition to civil rights
1970s–present
Massacre of Communist Workers' Party protesters
Jerry Thompson infiltration
Chattanooga, Tennessee, shooting
Michael Donald lynching
Neo-Nazi alliances and Stormfront
Current developments
Current Klan organizations
Outside the United States
Titles and vocabulary
Bibliography
Official websites
Other links