dec 24, 1865 - KKK was formed
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In Pulaski, Tennessee, a group of Confederate veterans form a secret society that they call the “Ku Klux Klan.” The KKK rapidly grew from a secret social fraternity to a terrorist organization focused on reversing the federal government’s progressive Reconstruction Era-activities in the South, especially policies that elevated the rights of the African American population.
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Reconstruction Period (post Civil War, 1865-1877)
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