It was founded in 1865 during Reconstruction in the devastated South. Various historians have characterized the Klan as America's first terrorist group.

Oct 29, 2009 · 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 …

Dec 10, 2025 · Ku Klux Klan, either of two distinct U.S. hate organizations that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda. One group was founded in Pulaski, Tennessee, immediately after …

Mar 1, 2011 · This report on the history of the Ku Klux Klan, America’s first terrorist organization, was prepared by the Klanwatch Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

In 1866, a group of defeated Confederate veterans created the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee. The group consisted of the local newspaper editor, Luther McCord, his brother Frank McCord, and four …

Jan 8, 2025 · Discover the history of the Ku Klux Klan, from its origins during Reconstruction to its influence on modern extremism.

Dec 13, 2020 · A timeline history of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), a white supremacist terrorist group that worked in collusion with Southern segregationist governments.

The Ku Klux Klan is a white supremacist hate group founded in the United States during the Reconstruction era, primarily targeting African Americans and their allies.

<p>The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) emerged in the aftermath of the American Civil War, specifically in 1866 in Pulaski, Tennessee, as a reaction to the Reconstruction policies aimed at integrating formerly …

Apr 1, 2016 · As a secret vigilante group, the Klan targeted black freedmen and their allies; it sought to restore white supremacy by threats and violence, including beatings, lynchings, and murder.