The Ku Klux Klan (KKK; / ˌkuː klʌks ˈklæn, ˌkjuː -/), [e] also commonly shortened to the Klan, is an American Protestant -led white supremacist, far-right hate group.

Oct 29, 2009 · Founded in 1865, 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 …

Nov 3, 2025 · Ku Klux Klan, either of two distinct U.S. hate organizations that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda. One group was founded immediately after the Civil …

Jan 8, 2025 · The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is a secretive and extremist organization that has played a contentious role in U.S. history. Emerging during the Reconstruction era, it became …

The Ku Klux Klan (KKK), a notorious white supremacist organization, has a long and dark history in the United States. Originating in the Reconstruction era following the Civil War, the Klan …

Contributing to criminal chaos of the 1920s was the sudden rise of the Ku Klux Klan, or KKK.

Oct 24, 2024 · But what exactly is the KKK? The Ku Klux Klan is a white supremacist group that originated in the United States during the Reconstruction era, shortly after the Civil War. …

Apr 1, 2016 · The KKK reached its peak nationwide in the 1920s. After WWII, the name Ku Klux Klan was used by numerous groups throughout the South who opposed the civil rights …

This is a partial list of notable historical figures in U.S. national politics who were members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) before taking office. Membership of the Klan is secret. Political opponents …

In 1865, at the conclusion of the Civil War, six Confederate veterans gathered in Pulaski, Tennessee, to create the Ku Klux Klan, a vigilante group mobilizing a campaign of violence …