The Klan

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ku Klux Klan
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:KKK
gptkbp:activePeriod gptkb:Reconstruction_era
gptkb:Civil_Rights_era
early 20th century
gptkbp:bannedIn various U.S. states
gptkbp:class hate group
gptkbp:founded 1865
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:Pulaski,_Tennessee,_United_States
gptkbp:founder Confederate veterans
gptkbp:fullName Ku Klux Klan
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Klan
gptkbp:ideology gptkb:antisemitism
gptkb:racism
white supremacy
anti-Catholicism
anti-immigration
nativism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Lost_Cause_of_the_Confederacy
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Imperial_Wizard
Grand Dragon
gptkbp:legalStatus not illegal as an organization, but many activities are criminal
gptkbp:mediaType subject of books and academic studies
subject of films and documentaries
gptkbp:membership declined significantly after 1960s
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Birmingham_church_bombing
1920s resurgence
Civil Rights era violence
Freedom Riders attacks
March on Washington opposition
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:murder
gptkb:terrorist_attack
hate crimes
intimidation of African Americans
opposition to civil rights
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:government
gptkb:law_enforcement
civil rights organizations
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:African-American
gptkb:Jews
gptkb:Catholics
immigrants
LGBTQ people
other minorities
gptkbp:symbol burning cross
white robes
hoods
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cuckoo's_Nest
gptkb:The_Hong_Kong_Café,_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7