Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Ku Klux Klan organization
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1987
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1961
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Robert_Shelton
|
| gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:Tuscaloosa,_Alabama
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United Klans of America
|
| gptkbp:ideology |
gptkb:antisemitism
gptkb:racism white supremacy nativism |
| gptkbp:legalIssue |
sued by Southern Poverty Law Center
|
| gptkbp:motto |
gptkb:For_God_and_Country
|
| gptkbp:notableAction |
gptkb:murder
marches parades public demonstrations fundraising anti-communism anti-Catholicism anti-immigration anti-Semitism rallies bombings opposition to civil rights movement recruitment of members secret meetings opposition to desegregation infiltration of law enforcement cross burnings anti-black violence collaboration with other Klan groups distribution of hate literature distribution of propaganda infiltration of local government intimidation of activists opposition to Civil Rights Act opposition to Voting Rights Act segregation advocacy splintering into smaller groups after 1987 use of Confederate imagery use of burning cross as symbol use of robes and hoods violent intimidation |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
involvement in 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
involvement in murder of Michael Donald |
| gptkbp:notableLeader |
gptkb:Robert_Shelton
|
| gptkbp:notableMember |
gptkb:Bobby_Frank_Cherry
gptkb:Henry_Hays gptkb:Thomas_Edwin_Blanton_Jr. gptkb:James_Knowles |
| gptkbp:organization |
gptkb:foundation
hate group |
| gptkbp:peakMembership |
40,000
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Imperial_Wizard
gptkb:Ku_Klux_Klan_in_North_Carolina gptkb:white_nationalist_groups |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|