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Bookmark or Share- Ku Klux Klan Facts | BritannicaThe Ku Klux Klan was founded immediately after the Civil War and lasted until the 1870s. The second iteration of the group began in 1915 and has continued to the present. Both groups were U.S. hate organizations that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda.
- Ku Klux Klan - Revival, Racism, Terrorism | BritannicaKu Klux Klan - Revival, Racism, Terrorism: The 20th-century Klan had its roots more directly in the American nativist tradition. It was organized in 1915 near Atlanta, Georgia, by Col. William J. Simmons, a preacher and promoter of fraternal orders who had been inspired by Thomas Dixon’s book The Clansman (1905) and D.W. Griffith’s film The ...
- Ku Klux Klan | Southern Poverty Law CenterThe Ku Klux Klan, with its long history of violence, is the oldest and most infamous of American hate groups. Although Black Americans have typically been the Klan’s primary target, adherents also attack Jewish people, persons who have immigrated to the United States, and members of the LGBTQ community.
- The History of the KKK in American Politics - JSTOR DailyThis isn’t the first time that so-called white nationalists have been involved with American politics. In the 1920s, during what historians call the Ku Klux Klan’s “second wave,” Klan members served in all levels of government. The Klan didn’t start as a political force, but as a lark.
- Ku Klux Klan - The New York TimesNews about the Ku Klux Klan, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
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