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Ku Klux Klan

The Ku Klux Klan (KKK; /ˌkuː klʌks ˈklæn, ˌkjuː-/), sometimes referred to as the Klan, is an American Protestant-led white supremacist and far-right hate group. Historians widely identify it as one of the earliest terrorist groups in the United States, citing its organized use of violence and intimidation to influence political and social conditions…

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Founded in
Pulaski, Tennessee, U.S. · Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S.
Members
c. 3 million – 6 million[b] · c. 5,000–8,000
Political ideologies
Anti-black racism · White supremacy · White nationalism · Nativism · Vigilantism
Political ideologies[c]
Anglo-Saxonism · Right-wing populism · Homophobia · Antisemitism · Anti-atheism
Political position
Far-right

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related to Later Ku Klux Klan organizations (1940s-present) · 40
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related to Africa, Americas, and Asia · 28
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related to Oceania · 27
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related to Third Klan · 24
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related to Second Klan · 19
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see also · 18
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related to Official websites · 14
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Ku Klux KlanFounded inPulaski, Tennessee, U.S.1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanFounded inStone Mountain, Georgia, U.S.1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanMembersc. 3 million – 6 million[b]1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanMembersc. 5,000–8,0001.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanPolitical ideologiesAnti-black racism1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanPolitical ideologiesWhite supremacy1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanPolitical ideologiesWhite nationalism1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanPolitical ideologiesNativism1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanPolitical ideologiesVigilantism1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanPolitical ideologiesSegregationism[a]1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanPolitical ideologies[c]Anglo-Saxonism1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanPolitical ideologies[c]Right-wing populism1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanPolitical ideologies[c]Homophobia1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanPolitical ideologies[c]Antisemitism1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanPolitical ideologies[c]Anti-atheism1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanPolitical ideologies[c]Anti-Catholicism1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanPolitical ideologies[c]Social conservatism[d]1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanPolitical ideologies[c]Anti-miscegenation1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanPolitical ideologies[c]Anti-globalization1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanPolitical ideologies[c]Islamophobia1.00infobox
Ku Klux KlanPolitical positionFar-right1.00infobox

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