Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Ku Klux Klan
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- initialism Initialism of
Ku Klux Klan .
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- noun a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people
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Examples
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But I get it, the KKK is an American thing so this type of terrorism is accepted by the right.
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The fact that the southern Republican power base grew out of their opposition to desegregation and equal rights and their alignment for terrorist groups like the KKK is a fact on the histroy books.
Georgia congressman: Wilson's outburst 'carefully calculated' 2009
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You mean the web page that says the KKK is an “extreme right wing” organization?
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Thu 10/22/09 12: 30 PM same color not same person i guess i can say you and the grandmarshall of the KKK is the same person
Gaffe track: MSNBC anchor misidentifies Jesse Jackson | EW.com 2009
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Maybe not … I just have never seen any proof that the KKK is alive and well in Europe … as usuall prove it and I will join you in calling out European KKK types also …. but I have been reading on this and have not seen any proof of it.
Think Progress » Armitage Fears Bombing Campaign Will ‘End Up Empowering Hezbollah’ 2006
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By my logic, the KKK is a quasi-religious organization not to be made fun of because it is different.
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By your (lack of) logic, the KKK is a quasi-religious organization for whom we should have the ultimate respect.
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Never mind all that right wing racism, hatred of jews, catholics, ni**ers, & immigrants -- the KKK is a really a "liberal" organization, hell bent on picking flowers and redistributing the wealth. lol Your narrow minded fundamentalist Christian views are showing.
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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Never mind all that right wing racism, hatred of jews, catholics, ni**ers, & immigrants -- the KKK is a really a "liberal" organization, hell bent on picking flowers and redistributing the wealth. lol Your narrow minded fundamentalist Christian views are showing.
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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Never mind all that right wing racism, hatred of jews, catholics, ni**ers, & immigrants -- the KKK is a really a "liberal" organization, hell bent on picking flowers and redistributing the wealth. lol Your narrow minded fundamentalist Christian views are showing.
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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