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The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was founded in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee, by a group of former Confederate veterans shortly after the end of the Civil War. It began as a social club but quickly evolved into a violent white supremacist organization aimed at resisting Reconstruction and suppressing the rights of newly freed Black Americans.
The most prominent early leader was Nathan Bedford Forrest, a former Confederate general. He was chosen as the Klan’s first “Grand Wizard” in 1867 and helped organize its structure into what was called the “Invisible Empire of the South”. Under his leadership, the Klan became notorious for terrorizing Black communities and Republican officials through intimidation, violence, and murder.
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The most prominent early leader was Nathan Bedford Forrest, a former Confederate general. He was chosen as the Klan’s first “Grand Wizard” in 1867 and helped organize its structure into what was called the “Invisible Empire of the South”. Under his leadership, the Klan became notorious for terrorizing Black communities and Republican officials through intimidation, violence, and murder.
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