Ku Klux Klan
noun
ˈkü-ˈkləks-ˈklan 
also ˈkyü-,
or ˈklü-
1
: a violent secret fraternal society founded in 1915 in Georgia to maintain white Protestant cultural and political power
also
: any one of more than 20 hate (see hate entry 1 sense 1c) groups that associate themselves with the Ku Klux Klan
2
: a violent post-Civil War secret society founded in Tennessee in 1866 to upend the Black political and social power that was being established during Reconstruction
Note: This Ku Klux Klan had largely dissolved by the end of the 1870s.
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The following day, Ye posted a photo of white robes that resembled those worn by the white supremacist group, Ku Klux Klan.
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Just hours after the Sunday Service announcement, the Chicago native, who recently made controversial remarks online regarding antisemitism and admiration for Hitler, posted a photo of white robes resembling those worn by the Ku Klux Klan white supremacist group.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 9 Mar. 2025
Under Forrest’s leadership, membership in the violent, racist Ku Klux Klan spread almost everywhere in the South.
—David Cason, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
On February 25, Gustavo Arellano published a column about Anaheim’s historical ties to the Ku Klux Klan.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Just hours after the Sunday Service announcement, the Chicago native, who recently made controversial remarks online regarding antisemitism and admiration for Hitler, posted a photo of white robes resembling those worn by the Ku Klux Klan white supremacist group.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 9 Mar. 2025
Under Forrest’s leadership, membership in the violent, racist Ku Klux Klan spread almost everywhere in the South.
—David Cason, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
On February 25, Gustavo Arellano published a column about Anaheim’s historical ties to the Ku Klux Klan.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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