Ku Klux Klan
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The Ku Klux Klan is a white supremacist terrorist organization in the United States known for its violent campaigns against African Americans and other minority groups, especially during and after Reconstruction.
Aliases (4)
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
far-right organization
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hate group → terrorist organization → white supremacist organization → |
| associatedWithCrime |
church bombings
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school desegregation violence → |
| classifiedAs |
domestic terrorist organization by many scholars
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| country |
United States
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| firstEra |
1860s–1870s
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| founded |
1865
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| foundedBy |
Confederate veterans
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| foundedIn |
Pulaski, Tennessee
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| foundedInPeriod |
Reconstruction era
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| hasSubgroups |
various independent Klan organizations in the United States
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| ideology |
Christian extremism
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antisemitism → nativism → racism → white nationalism → white supremacy → |
| membershipPolicy |
restricted to white Protestants
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| notableActivityRegion |
Midwestern United States
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Southern United States → Western United States → |
| notableSymbol |
burning cross
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white hood → white robe → |
| opposedLegislation |
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Reconstruction policies → Voting Rights Act of 1965 → |
| opposes |
African Americans
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Catholics → Jews → civil rights movement → immigrants → |
| organizationalStructure |
cell-based organization
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secret society → |
| peakMembershipPeriod |
1920s
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| religiousClaim |
Protestant Christianity
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| secondEra |
1915–1940s
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| targetedGroup |
African Americans
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Freedom Riders → Republican politicians during Reconstruction → civil rights activists → labor organizers → |
| thirdEra |
post–World War II
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| usesTactics |
arson
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bombing → cross burning → intimidation → lynching → murder → terrorism → |
Referenced by (19)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Enforcement Acts
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Reconstruction era → |
opposedBy |
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First Enforcement Act
("Ku Klux Klan violence")
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Red Shirts → |
relatedTo |
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Civil Rights Act of 1871
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aimedAt |
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Don Black
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associatedWith |
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Nativism in the United States
("Ku Klux Klan (1920s)")
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associatedWithMovement |
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Freedom Rides
("Ku Klux Klan members")
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facedOppositionFrom |
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Don Black
("Stormfront online community")
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hasOnlineActivity |
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Freedom Summer
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hasOppositionFrom |
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Red Shirts
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inspiredBy |
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Addie Mae Collins
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killedBy |
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Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871
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mainSubject |
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Don Black
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movement |
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Redemption (end of Reconstruction governments)
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participant |
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16th Street Baptist Church
("Ku Klux Klan members")
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perpetrator |
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The Birth of a Nation
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portraysOrganization |
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White League
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similarTo |
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Confederate battle flag
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usedBy |