Ku Klux Klan (Amarillo, Tex.) Records, 1921-1925 and undated

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Ku Klux Klan (Amarillo, Tex.) Records, 1921-1925 and undated

Records of the Amarillo, Texas, area Ku Klux Klan from 1921-1925 and undated.

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Ku Klux Klan 1915-....

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The Ku Klux Klan was formally incorporated under the laws of the state of Georgia on Dec. 4, 1915. The incorporated organization is a continuance of the earlier post Civil War Reconstruction Era unincorporated Ku Klux Klan and of the Knights of the White Camellia. Women of the Ku Klux Klan was incorporated at a late date as a separate entity. The stated purpose of the KKK was to promote an all White, Protestant United States, excluding all other races and religions. From the descript...

Ku Klux Klan, 1915- . Amarillo, Tex. (Chapter)

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The Ku Klux Klan is a white separatist organization in America that supports racism. They rose from the ashes of the post Civil War to spread their hatred towards minorities. At one time they were a highly active group with a membership in the thousands. Over the years they have declined in numbers but still practice their separatist movement throughout the United States. The Handbook of Texas has published a more in-depth online biography of history of the Ku Klux Klan ...