dec 24, 1865 - Ku Klux Klan organized at the law offices of Judge Thomas M. Jones, Pulaski TN; apparently initially as a secret-membership social club, by a group of Confederate Veterans. By early 1866, the organization's focus emphasized active resistance to reconstruction and promotion of white supremacy
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dec 24, 1865
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~ 159 years ago