Ku Klux Klan

Summary

Ku Klux Klan is a political organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.2% of political_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,389 views/month, #1 of 507).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ku Klux Klan's field of work was right-wing terrorism^[3].
• Ku Klux Klan's instance of is recorded as political organization^[4].
• Ku Klux Klan's instance of is recorded as hate group^[5].
• Ku Klux Klan's instance of is recorded as terrorist organization^[6].
• Ku Klux Klan's instance of is recorded as armed organization^[7].
• Ku Klux Klan's instance of is recorded as criminal organization^[8].
• Ku Klux Klan's instance of is recorded as patriotic society^[9].
• Ku Klux Klan's founder is recorded as Nathan Bedford Forrest^[10].
• Ku Klux Klan was followed by Knights of the Ku Klux Klan^[11].
• Ku Klux Klan's Commons category is recorded as Ku Klux Klan^[12].
• Ku Klux Klan's archives at is recorded as Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library^[13].
• Ku Klux Klan comprises Grand Dragon^[14].
• Ku Klux Klan comprises Grand Wizard^[15].
• 1865 marks the founding of Ku Klux Klan^[16].
• Ku Klux Klan's location of formation is recorded as Pulaski^[17].
• Ku Klux Klan's significant event is recorded as Reconstruction Era^[18].
• Ku Klux Klan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ku Klux Klan^[19].
• Ku Klux Klan's political ideology is recorded as white nationalism^[20].
• Ku Klux Klan's political ideology is recorded as Christian terrorism^[21].
• Ku Klux Klan's political ideology is recorded as nativism^[22].
• Ku Klux Klan's political ideology is recorded as anti-Catholicism^[23].
• Ku Klux Klan's political ideology is recorded as anti-communism^[24].
• Ku Klux Klan's political ideology is recorded as neo-fascism^[25].
• Ku Klux Klan's political ideology is recorded as white supremacy^[26].
• Ku Klux Klan's depicted by is recorded as The Birth of a Nation^[27].

Body

Founding

Ku Klux Klan's founder is recorded as Nathan Bedford Forrest^[10]. 1865 marks the founding of it^[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Pulaski^[17].

Identity

Ku Klux Klan was followed by Knights of the it^[11].

Industry

Ku Klux Klan's field of work was right-wing terrorism^[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Ku Klux Klan include Kloran^[28], a written work^[29], written by William Joseph Simmons^[30].

Why It Matters

Ku Klux Klan ranks in the top 0.2% of political_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,389 views/month, #1 of 507).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Kloran^[28], a written work^[29], written by William Joseph Simmons^[30].