Jan 16, 2026
Most ViewedWho started the KKK
The Ku Klux Klan was first created as a post–Civil War fraternal and white-supremacist organization by a small group of former Confederate veterans in Pulaski, Tennessee, in late 1865/early 1866; that...
Klan origins
The Ku Klux Klan's origins in 1867 in Pulaski, Tennessee, and its reorganization in 1915 near Atlanta.
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3 resultsJan 16, 2026
Most ViewedWhat were the names and biographies of the six Pulaski founders of the first Ku Klux Klan?
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 ...
Jan 10, 2026
What historical splits and rivalries exist between the KKK and neo-Nazi movements?
The Ku Klux Klan and neo‑Nazi movements have long been separate strands of American racial extremism whose relationship has oscillated between rivalry, uneasy cooperation, and mutual absorption depend...