Rabbit Trail: Ku Klux Klan

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“I have referred to this unpleasant part of the history of the South [night raids of the Ku Klux Klan] simply for the purpose of calling attention to the great change that has taken place since the days of the `Ku Klux. Today there are no such organizations in the South, and the fact that such ever existed is almost forgotten by both races” ~ Booker T. Washington

Read the article and watch the video below to learn more about the history of the Klan.

Ku Klux Klan

Founding of the Ku Klux Klan Ku Klux Klan Violence in the South The Ku Klux Klan and the End of Reconstruction Revival of the Ku Klux Klan 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 Reconstruction-era policies aimed at establishing political and economic equality for blacks.

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