KKK

Ku Klux Klan A secret terrorist organization that began in the southern states during the reconstruction period following the Civil War and was reactivated on a larger basis in the 20th century. The original Klan was brought together in Pulaski, Tennessee in 1865, by six X-Confederate officers who gave their society a name from the Greek word kuklos. Although the Ku Klux Klan began as a prankish social organization, its activities soon were directed against the …showed first 75 words of 951 total…

…showed last 75 words of 951 total…In the 1970s, the Klan had gained a little in respectability. Known Klan leaders ran for office in the South, and got a numbers of votes. Around 15 organizations existed, like the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, the United Klans of America, and the National Klan. A new start of Klan violence occurred in the1980’s a Klan office was opened in Toronto, Canada. The membership was estimated at 5000 at the end of the decade.