The Ku Klux Klan was originally formed by six young veterans of the confederate army on Christmas Eve in Pulaski Tennessee during 1865. It was originally named the kuklos Klan (which meant circle clan), but was eventually changed to the Ku Klux Klan which was meant to be a parody of college fraternities and sororities which are usually formed out of three letters from the Greek alphabet. They would dress in robes, hoods, and decorated masks. This group was formed mostly to fight against black rights and freedom but also hated other minority groups such as Roman Catholic and Jewish people. All members of the KKK were white Protestant men.The KKK has been active at many different time periods but always seems to fade out. In the 1920's the group peaked at over five million members nationwide, but by the end of the
1930's there was only about ten thousand members. Then the Klan became active again in the 1950's and 1960's. The Klan's final big surge came in the 1980's and early 1990's. During all of these times the Klan would commit the most hideous crimes that you could think of. They would murder people, rape black women, and much much more. The worst part about it is that they would get away with most of these crimes. Most of these crimes were committed in the south but also happened all over the country in the ladder years of the Klan's history.
Now the Ku Klux Klan's about two thousand members. The largest klavern is in Tuscumbia Alabama. One other large and very notable klavern is in the Chicago area.
In the Klan's history there were many major leaders. The first big leader was General Nathan B. Forrest,
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