19 h 38 m, 1 jan 1866 ano - Formation of the Klu Klux Klan (1866)
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Description: The KKK dedicated itself to an underground campaign of violence against Republican leaders and voters, both black and white, in an effort to reverse the policies of the Radical Reconstruction and restoring white supremacy in the South. They joined forces with other white supremacy groups like the Knights of the White Camellia and the White Brotherhood.
Immediate impact: start of hate crime against African Americans
Long term impact: led to Jim Crow Laws
Key people: Nathan Bedford Forrest
Role of each person: Forrest was the first Grand Wizard of the KKK
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