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- noun The Ku Klux Klan.
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- proper noun
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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NO ONE FROM THE KLAN WAS ARRESTED, but when some Black people couldn't take the Klan's tirades anymore and tried to fight the Klan members, THEY were arrested and prosecuted.
Why Did Burke Cancel BOE Meeting? Nathaniel Livingston 2005
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NO ONE FROM THE KLAN WAS ARRESTED, but when some Black people couldn't take the Klan's tirades anymore and tried to fight the Klan members, THEY were arrested and prosecuted.
Kabaka. Hero or Devil? Nathaniel Livingston 2005
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Of course, the Klan is a clandestine network of organizations, with each one a small fiefdom in itself.
Think Progress » KKK has ‘reversed declining membership’ in recent years. 2010
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If ANYONE believes that the Ku Klux Klan is dead is both a fool and truly stupid.
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I think these groups are "pro-consumer" in the same way the Ku Klux Klan is "pro-white" - it's the other half of the picture that more correctly describes the agenda.
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But Newt, as one of the more educated of the Klan, is one of the most intellectually dishonest as well.
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Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as The Klan, is the name of several past and present far right hate groups in the United States whose avowed purpose is to protect the rights and further the interests of white Americans by violence and intimidation.
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Being an active member of the Klan is quite a different matter.
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The only difference I can see between the teabaggers/terrorists and the Klan is that the teabaggers/terrorists bring their wives to the rallies.
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Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as The Klan, is the name of several past and present far right hate groups
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