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The Ku Klux Klan

The Ku Klux Klan. Formed in 1866. Nathan B. Forrest Goal was to preserve white supremacy and deny freed blacks civil rights Kyklos “spirits of the Confederate dead”.

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The Ku Klux Klan

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  1. The Ku Klux Klan

  2. Formed in 1866 • Nathan B. Forrest • Goal was to preserve white supremacy and deny freed blacks civil rights • Kyklos • “spirits of the Confederate dead”

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  4. Ku Klux Klan Act 1871 • A crime to deny any citizen his rights by threat, force, or intimidation

  5. 2nd Klan 1915 to 1930’s

  6. 2nd Klan • Fundamentalism • Anti-Semitism • Anti-Catholicism • Militant Patriotism • White Supremacy • 4.5 million members by mid ’20’s • Lynchings

  7. 3rd Klan • 1950’s and 1960’s • Response to federally ordered desegregation

  8. The Klan Today • Still active • Sometimes associated with neo-Nazi groups

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