Ku Klux Klan, White Supremacy Group, Washington DC

Aug. 8, 1925 - Washington DC, USA - Advocating white supremacy and acting as vigilantes while hidden behind conical masks and white robes, Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is the name of several past and present secret organisations in the United States, mostly in the South. The first KKK arose in the turmoil after the Civil War. It utilised terrorism, violence, and lynching to intimidate and oppress African Americans, Jews as well other racial and religious minorities. PICTURED: Members of KKK during the first secret KKK national meeting

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