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How did the Ku Klux Klan get its name?

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The original Ku Klux Klan was created after the end of the American Civil War on December 24, 1865, by six educated, middle-class Confederate veterans[10] from Pulaski, Tennessee, who were bored with postwar routine. read more

The name come from the Greek name "Kuklos" which means circle, and "Klan" was added. The members says it means "White Racial Brotherhood". The Klan was established in 1865 in Tennessee, after the civil war ended. read more

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