Throughout its history, however, the Ku Klux Klan has been a secret, terrorist organization dedicated to promoting white supremacy in the United States. SEE ALSO Racism; White Supremacy. BIBLIOGRAPHY. Chalmers, David M. 1965. Hooded Americanism: The History of the Ku Klux Klan. New York: Doubleday. Mann, Arthur, comp. 1968. Immigrants in American Life. read more