The Rise & Fall of the Ku Klux Klan

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With a sinister hierarchy of "grand wizards" and "dragons," hooded Klansmen concealed their identities as they unleashed a reign of terror on Black Americans and other minorities across America for almost a century.

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The Ku Klux Klan was arguably America’s first organized terrorist movement. It was a paramilitary unit that arose in the South during the early years of Reconstruction. At its peak in the early 1870s, the Klan boasted many tens of thousands of members, no small number of them lan ...  Show more

It has been called America's most famous hate group and has been terrorising the country for 150 years.

In this episode, we look at the history of the Ku Klux Klan, examining its three distinct phases and murderous ideology.

The history of the KKK is rooted in hatred and racism, and it still is today. Learn all about these loathsome rednecks today.

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