A racist, antisemitic movement with a commitment to extreme violence to achieve its goals of racial segregation and white supremacy. Of all the types of right-wing hate groups that exist in the United [..]

1867, American English, originally Kuklux Klan, a made-up name, supposedly from Greek kuklos, kyklos "circle" (see cycle (n.)) + English clan. Originally an organization of former Confederat [..]

terrorist organization formed after the Civil War to suppress the rights of Americans not of northern European descent.

The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is the most famous hate group in the United States. First organized in 1865 by a group of Confederate veterans in Tennessee, the secret fraternal society operates on a philosophy of white supremacy and utilizes brutal tactics as a means of intimidation. Strongly opposed to the Reconstruction-era changes instituted in the sout [..]

White supremacist organization first formed in Pulaski, Tennessee, December 24, 1865, by former Confederate soldiers who took delight in dressing up in sheets and riding around the countryside pretend [..]

organization established during Reconstruction which started as a social fraternity in Tennessee in 1866; the Klan soon became a force in opposition to Republican politics, especially black suffrage; the Klan promoted white supremacy and used violence and terrorism to intimidate black and white Republican voters in the post Civil War era.

The Ku Klux Klan is an underground society originally formed in the South in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves. They are associated with violence and prosecutions against Jews, for [..]

An American white supremacist secret society and terrorist organization.