- White Supremacist group, uses violence
- Attacks on Jews, Blacks, Catholics, immigrants, and other minority groups
- Symbol- robes, hoods, burning of the cross
- KKK started Chritmas Eve 1865 when six confederate soldiers met in Pulaski Tennessee
- Name came from Greek word Kuklos which means circle
- 1915 KKK grew from a southern problem to a national phenomenon
- Since the 1980's Klan membership has been declining steadily
- The number of memebers is 2500-3000 today
“Ku Klux Klan.” Stop Hate. 1999. 15 Mar. 2009 <http://www.adl.org/hate-patrol/njs/kkk.asp>.
No comments:
Post a Comment