A Brief History of the Ku Klux Klan

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The Ku Klux Klan, or KKK as known today, was started in the spring of 1866. Six Confederate veterans formed a
social club in Pulaski, Tennessee. This KKK only lasted a short six years, but left tactics and rituals that later started in
generations. (Ingalls, 9) The Klan was a small group very much in secrecy at first. The exact date of the beginning is
unknown. Despite all of the secrecy the six KKK members initiated new members to join their social club. (Ingalls, 9)
A year after the creation of the KKK, the onetime social club joined the raising campaign against the Re…