Uploaded August 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Due to their recent appearance at a protest in Charlottesville, VA, we'll be looking at the history of the Ku Klux Klan.

We'll learn all about how and when the Klan began, when they were at their most powerful, the kinds of terrorist acts they have committed, and where the Klan stands as of today.

Read more about the Ku Klux Klan:
americanyawp.com/text/15-reconstruction
americanyawp.com/text/22-the-twenties/#IX_Rebirth_of_the_Ku_Klux_Klan_KKK
history.com/topics/ku-klux-klan
splcenter.org/20110301/ku-klux-klan-history-racism#terror continue
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan

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