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1. #1Definition & Beliefs

   Keys: Catholic, queer, KKK, homosexuality, white supremacism, transgenderism, immigration, Jews, protestant, race, Catholics, immigrant, porn, black American, Klan, family values, black person, lesbian, black people, Christian, lesbians, blacks, gays, gay, immigrants, bisexual, racial separation., homosexual, transgender, racialism, racist, LGBT, racism, Christianity, white supremacist, premarital sex, protestantism, queers, gender roles, black Americans, Ku Klux Klan

   The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is a white supremacist group that started in the U.S. after the Civil War. These days it's pretty fragmented, but most Klan factions still share the same core ideology: white supremacy and racial separation.

   Beliefs

   Today, Klan groups often frame their ideology around a sense of perceived victimhood. They claim white Christians face a "double standard" and are treated unfairly by the media, society, and government. This narrative is used to justify calls for racial separation or political action to "combat" a society they see as against them.

   So, despite the rebranding, the targets remain consistent. The KKK's primary target has always been Black Americans, but this hatred extends to immigrants, Jews, Catholics, and LGBT individuals.

   Racialism

   A lot of modern factions reject the label "racist" and prefer "racialist" instead. Racialism centers on the premise that race is a real, defining characteristic of human groups. By contrast, racism specifically adds an ideology of supremacy, hostility, or systemic oppression, ranking races as superior or inferior.

   So, they claim they're just advocating for the "preservation of the white race" and "white self-determination," framing it as a positive preference rather than hatred of others. A common slogan is "secure the existence of our people and a future for white children."

   Protestant Nationalism

   Historically, the Klan's ideology was rooted in a specific brand of militant Protestant nationalism. This showed up as:

   • Anti-Catholicism: Catholics were seen as spiritually disloyal to America because of their allegiance to the Pope in Rome. The Klan actively opposed Catholic schools and the political influence of the Catholic Church.
   • Anti-Semitism: Jews were targeted as an alien race incapable of true patriotism.
   • Anglo-Saxon Constitutionalism: The Klan argued that the U.S. Constitution was an exclusively Anglo-Saxon achievement and that only white Protestants had the capacity to truly uphold it.

   Family Values and Social Control

   During its peak in the 1920s, the Klan mobilized millions by campaigning on issues that today would be called "family values." They opposed premarital sex, lewd movies, and changing gender roles.

2. #2History

   Keys: lynching, Bolshevik, Bolsheviks, The Birth of a Nation, Scottish Order., KKK, Ku Klux Klan, the South, Clansman

   • First Era (1865-1870s): Founded in Pulaski, Tennessee by six Confederate veterans, originally organized as a social club. They apparently derived the name from the Greek word kyklos, from which comes the English “circle”; “Klan” was added for the sake of alliteration. The organization quickly became a vehicle for Southern white underground resistance to Radical Reconstruction. It functioned as a terrorist group, using lynching and violence to suppress newly freed Black Americans and white Republicans during Reconstruction.
   • Second Era (1915-1920s): By now, the original objective — the restoration of white supremacy throughout the South — had been largely achieved. A new organization was founded by Col. William J. Simmons, a preacher who had been inspired by Thomas Dixon's book The Clansman (1905) and D.W. Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation (1915). The revived Klan was fueled partly by patriotism and partly by a romantic nostalgia for the old South, but, more importantly, it expressed the defensive reaction of white Protestants in small-town America who felt threatened by the Bolshevik revolution in Russia and by the large-scale immigration of the previous decades. It grew to an estimated 4 to 5 million members by 1925, expanding its targets to include Catholics, Jews, and immigrants, and gaining significant political influence.
   • Third Era (1950s-1960s): During the Great Depression of the 1930s the Klan's membership dropped drastically, and the last remnants of the organization temporarily disbanded in 1944. For the next 20 years the Klan was quiescent, but resurged in opposition to the Civil Rights Movement, engaging in bombings, murders, and violent resistance to desegregation.
   • Modern Era (1970s-Present): The KKK fragmented into small, competing factions that operate independently and secretively, with no central leadership. The total active membership is estimated to be in the low thousands. They have mostly ditched the big public marches and large-scale violence they were known for in the past. Now they're mainly trying to recruit people online. And within the wider modern white supremacist movement, they have little influence.

   The KKK's ideology and imagery have also popped up outside the U.S. (eg., the Scottish Order organization), though those international branches were usually small, short-lived, or adapted to local prejudices rather than being exact copies of the original.

3. #3Organization

   Keys: Exalted Cyclop, Title, meeting, titles, klavern, Exalted Cyclops, leaders., klaverns, meetings, Grand Dragon, Grand Dragons, gathering, Imperial Wizard, gatherings, Imperial Wizards, Klonklaves, terminology, organization, leader, Klonklave

   Modern Klan groups typically adopt grandiose titles for their leaders and use traditional terminology like "klaverns" for local chapters and "Klonklaves" for gatherings. Titles include "Exalted Cyclops" (local leaders), "Grand Dragons" (state leaders), and "Imperial Wizards" (national leaders).

   But these structures are often more symbolic than functional; many groups are so small that a single leader may make up the majority of the organization's active presence.

   In the past, klaverns often had their own meeting halls. Nowadays, groups meet in private, out-of-the-way places. If they don't have a dedicated place, meetings might happen in members' homes.

4. #4Symbols

   Keys: Mystic Insignia, cross, cross lighting, WKKK, burning cross., pointed hood, robe

   Symbols

   The Mystic Insignia of a Klansman, commonly known as the Blood Drop Cross, became the group's best-known emblem back in the early 20th century. It's a cross with a red teardrop shape in the center.

   The KKK's distinctive regalia is one of the most recognizable visual symbols of white supremacist groups in general. The outfit typically consists of a white robe and a pointed hood that covers the entire face with eye holes cut out. Different colors denote rank. For example, red is often worn by "Exalted Cyclops", green by "Grand Dragons", and purple by "Imperial Wizards". The Klan historically had auxiliary groups like the Women's Ku Klux Klan (WKKK) and Junior KKK, who wore similar outfits in white or sometimes pastel colors.

   The burning cross (often called a "cross lighting") is the Klan's most iconic ritualistic symbol. It was popularized in the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation. Historically, the Klan has burned crosses as an intimidation tactic.

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