Ku Klux Klan | |
|---|---|
| Founded | December 24, 1865 |
| Political orientation | Anti-communism Anti-Semitism Neo-Nazism White supremacy |
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is a far-right white supremacist organization in the United States.
History[edit | edit source]
Reconstruction[edit | edit source]
Former Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest founded the Ku Klux Klan in 1865 to oppose voting rights for Black people in the aftermath of the Civil War.[1] In 1871, President Grant declared martial law in nine counties of South Carolina and arrested 500–600 people in order to defeat the KKK.[2]
Second Klan[edit | edit source]
The KKK reached its peak around the First World War and included many U.S. government officials,[1] with 4.5 million members in 1924. Along with the American Legion, it attacked Jews, Catholics, leftists, and union members. It temporarily controlled politics in Indiana, Ohio, and Oregon.[3]
Third Klan[edit | edit source]
During the civil rights movement of the 1960s, the KKK murdered Black people protesting for civil rights and equality.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gerald Horne. "A Brief History of the KKK w/Gerald Horne, via The Real News Network" Monthly Review. Archived from the original on 2017-08-20. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ↑ Albert Szymanski (1984). Human Rights in the Soviet Union: 'The Land of the Free' (pp. 161–). [PDF] London: Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 0862320186 [LG]
- ↑ Albert Szymanski (1984). Human Rights in the Soviet Union: 'The Land of the Free' (p. 172). [PDF] London: Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 0862320186 [LG]