Ku Klux Klan
American white supremacist terrorist hate group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ku Klux Klan is an American white supremacist hate group.[1] It was started in Pulaski, Tennessee[2] on December 24, 1865 and quickly spread among white people in the southern United States. Most of its hate has been towards African Americans, but it has also attacked Catholics, Jews and immigrants. Known as the KKK for short, it has sought to keep "white power", often through very violent acts, including killing people. The first Ku Klux Klan broke up and does not exist anymore. However, other groups with the same name and the same ideas have been created.
Ku Klux Klan | |
---|---|
Leaders | David Duke |
Dates of operation | 1865–1872 1915–1944 1946–present |
Active regions | United States Canada |
Ideology | White supremacy White nationalism Segregationism |
Designated as a terrorist group by | Canada Charleston, South Carolina |
Preceded by Knights of the Golden Circle Confederate States of America Knights of Mary Phagan (1915) Night Riders (1915) |
The group was started after the American Civil War. It began as a social club for former Confederate soldiers, who during the war fought to defend slavery.[3] The Klan quickly became a terrorist organization.[3] It was one of several resistance movements against the Reconstruction of the United States.