The Ku Klux Klan turns 150
The Ku Klux Klan is the oldest and most well-known hate group in the United States, according to The Washington Post. Though the KKK once boasted a membership of around 4 million, its ranks have dwindled down to around 10,000 or fewer, according to estimates by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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- In this Saturday, April 23, 2016 photo, members of the Ku Klux Klan participate in cross and swastika burnings after a “white pride” rally in rural Paulding County near Cedar Town, Ga. The Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center, an advocacy group that tracks activity by groups it considers extremist, says there‚Äôs no evidence the Klan is returning to the strength of its heyday. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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- In this Saturday, April 23, 2016 photo, members of the Ku Klux Klan participate in cross and swastika burnings after a “white pride” rally in rural Paulding County near Cedar Town, Ga. The Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center, an advocacy group that tracks activity by groups it considers extremist, says there‚Äôs no evidence the Klan is returning to the strength of its heyday. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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- In this April 20, 1980 file photo, two young boys raise their arms as a white power T-shirt is held in front of them during a Klan rally held near Benson, N.C. 150 years after it was founded, the Ku Klux Klan is trying to raise its hooded head, and the group dreams of again becoming an invisible empire spreading its tentacles throughout society. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan, File)
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- In this April 23, 2016 photo, Vic Hicks, of Atlanta listens to the Klan speak during a “White Pride,” rally, in Rome, Ga. The Ku Klux Klan is trying to raise its hooded head 150 years after it was founded following the Civil War. The ease of online communication is helping the infamous white separatist movement reach new members, and issues important to the Klan like opposition to immigration are coming to the political forefront as the presidential election looms. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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- In this Saturday, April 23, 2016 photo, Loyal White Knights Grand Dragon Will Quigg of Anaheim, Calif., center, shouts to protestors during a “White Pride,” rally, in Rome, Ga. The name “Ku Klux Klan” evokes horror for many, but what is the organization today? The AP is interviewing imperial wizards and grand dragons, a watchdog group and others to develop a portrait of the KKK as it exists in 2016. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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- In this Saturday, April 27, 2016 photo, supporters of the Confederate flag, who were expecting the Ku Klux Klan to show up, participate in a rally at Stone Mountain Park in Stone Mountain, Ga. Klan leaders say they feel that U.S. politics are going their way, as a nationalist, us-against-them mentality deepens across the nation. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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- In this Jan. 30, 1939 file photo, members of the Ku Klux Klan, wearing white hoods and robes, watch a burning cross in Tampa, Fla. In 2016, KKK leaflets have shown up in suburban neighborhoods from the Deep South to the Northeast. (AP Photo/File)
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- In this Saturday, April 23, 2016 photo, a member of the Ku Klux Klan uses a mobile device during cross burnings after a “white pride” rally in rural Paulding County near Cedar Town, Ga. As the KKK marks 150 years of existence, it is trying to reshape itself for a new era. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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- In this May 3, 1939 file photo, a noose dangles from an automobile carrying Ku Klux Klan members, warning blacks to stay away from polling places for a municipal primary election in Miami. In spite of the threats, over 600 black voters cast their ballots. (AP Photo/File)
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- In this April 23, 2016 photo, protestors listen during a “White Pride,” rally in Rome, Ga. The name “Ku Klux Klan” evokes horror for many, but what is the organization today? 150 years after it was founded, the Ku Klux Klan is trying to raise its hooded head, and the group dreams of again becoming an invisible empire spreading its tentacles throughout society. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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- This April 28, 2016 photo shows Brent Waller, Mississippi grand dragon and spokesman for the Tennessee-based Ku Klos Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Waller has since become the imperial wizard of the United Dixie White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. He has boyhood memories of flaming crosses and of Sam Bowers, a Klan boss who served six years in prison for his role directing the murders of three civil rights workers in 1964, and who later was convicted of killing a civil rights leader in 1966. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
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- In this Sept. 10, 1947 file photo, Ku Klux Klan member Stetson Kennedy, 30, of Jacksonville, Fla., walks away from the U.S. Capitol building in Washington. Police had escorted him out of the Un-American Activities Committee room. (AP Photo/File)
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