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The Ku Klux Klan was created twice in distinct forms: an original group founded in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1865–66 by a small band of Confederate veterans, and a separate national revival organized in ...
began in , when six Confederate veterans formed a secret fraternal order in late 1865/early 1866; historians agree the original core were local ex‑Confederates who created costumes and rituals that la...
Contemporary reporting and historical summaries agree the Ku Klux Klan began in the wake of the Civil War in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1865 as a group formed by six Confederate veterans; that first organ...
Historians identify six Confederate veterans from Pulaski, Tennessee, as the founders of the original Ku Klux Klan, but the exact roster and the date of formation vary across reputable sources; names ...
The Ku Klux Klan was founded in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1865–66 by six ex‑Confederate veterans who initially created a social fraternity before converting into a violent political force during Reconstr...