How did the Ku Klux Klan begin?

The Ku Klux Klan (/ ˈ k uː ˈ k l ʌ k s ˈ k l æ n, ˈ k j uː /), 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. read more

“What remains of the Klan is a collection of mostly small and disjointed groups that have difficulty in recruiting members and even maintaining any semblance of long-term stability,” said Oren Segal, Director of ADL’s Center on Extremism. read more

Founded in 1866, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) extended into almost every southern state by 1870 and became a vehicle for white southern resistance to the Republican Party’s Reconstruction-era policies aimed at establishing political and economic equality for blacks. read more