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
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
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