White supremacists are on the march, but the Ku Klux Klan is history
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Far from the millions-strong mass movement of years gone by, today’s ‘Klan’ is really just a smattering of assorted local hate groups.
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White supremacists once wore hoods. Now, an internet mob won't let them stay anonymous
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Ku Klux Klan, Definition & History
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Ku Klux Klan During Reconstruction, Formation, Goals & Actions - Video & Lesson Transcript
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Medieval history scholars are suddenly on the front lines in the fight against white supremacists
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Documentary About Black Man's Attempt to Befriend Ku Klux Klan
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Decades before the Unite the Right rally, 30,000 white supremacists in klan robes marched in Washington - The Washington Post
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KKK founded, December 24, 1865
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White supremacists are on the march, but the Ku Klux Klan is history
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When the Klan Came to Town - Boston Review
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Virginia town girds for KKK march
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President Grant Takes on the Ku Klux Klan (U.S. National Park Service)
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White Only: Jim Crow in America - Separate Is Not Equal
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Ku Klux Klan: A History of Racism
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Confederate Flag Rally Tests a Diminished Ku Klux Klan
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What a White-Supremacist Coup Looks Like