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What (who) is Klan - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
KLAN; Klans; Klan (disambiguation)
Klan
¦ noun (the Klan) the Ku Klux Klan.
the Klan
![Garb and weapons of the [[Ku Klux Klan in Southern Illinois]], as posed for [[Joseph A. Dacus]] of the ''Missouri Republican,'' in August 1875](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/1875.08.23Prophet1A copy.jpg?width=200 "Garb and weapons of the [[Ku Klux Klan in Southern Illinois]], as posed for [[Joseph A. Dacus]] of the ''Missouri Republican,'' in August 1875")
![Civil Rights Act of 1871]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BenFrankButler.jpg?width=200 "Civil Rights Act of 1871]].")
![Movie poster for ''[[The Birth of a Nation]]'', which has been widely credited with inspiring the 20th-century revival of the Ku Klux Klan](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Birth of a Nation theatrical poster.jpg?width=200 "Movie poster for ''[[The Birth of a Nation]]'', which has been widely credited with inspiring the 20th-century revival of the Ku Klux Klan")
![[[D. C. Stephenson]], Grand Dragon of the [[Indiana Klan]]. His conviction in 1925 for the murder of [[Madge Oberholtzer]], a white schoolteacher, led to the decline of the Indiana Klan.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/D. C. Stephenson Grand Dragon of the Klu Klux Klan in Indiana, c 1922.jpg?width=200 "[[D. C. Stephenson]], Grand Dragon of the [[Indiana Klan]]. His conviction in 1925 for the murder of [[Madge Oberholtzer]], a white schoolteacher, led to the decline of the Indiana Klan.")
![Frontispiece to the first edition of Dixon's ''The Clansman'', by [[Arthur I. Keller]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dixonfp.jpg?width=200 "Frontispiece to the first edition of Dixon's ''The Clansman'', by [[Arthur I. Keller]]")
![Schwerner]] were three civil rights workers abducted and murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/FBI Poster of Missing Civil Rights Workers.jpg?width=200 "Schwerner]] were three civil rights workers abducted and murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan.")
![[[George W. Ashburn]] was assassinated for his pro-Black sentiments.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/George W. Ashburn.jpg?width=200 "[[George W. Ashburn]] was assassinated for his pro-Black sentiments.")
![In this 1926 cartoon, the Ku Klux Klan chases the Catholic Church, personified by [[St. Patrick]], from the shores of America. Among the "snakes" are various supposed negative attributes of the Church, including superstition, the union of church and state, control of public schools, and intolerance.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/KKK - St Patricks Dau (cr).jpg?width=200 "In this 1926 cartoon, the Ku Klux Klan chases the Catholic Church, personified by [[St. Patrick]], from the shores of America. Among the \"snakes\" are various supposed negative attributes of the Church, including superstition, the union of church and state, control of public schools, and intolerance.")
![KKK rally near [[Chicago]] in the 1920s](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/KKK night rally in Chicago c1920 cph.3b12355.jpg?width=200 "KKK rally near [[Chicago]] in the 1920s")
![Violence at a Klan march in [[Mobile, Alabama]], 1977](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kkk-march-violence.jpg?width=200 "Violence at a Klan march in [[Mobile, Alabama]], 1977")
![William J. Simmons]], the founder of the second Klan in 1915.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ku Klux Klan members and a burning cross, Denver, Colorado, 1921.jpg?width=200 "William J. Simmons]], the founder of the second Klan in 1915.")
![Ku Klux Klan parade in [[Washington, D.C.]], September 13, 1926](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ku Klux Klan parade7.jpg?width=200 "Ku Klux Klan parade in [[Washington, D.C.]], September 13, 1926")
![William Holden]] of North Carolina](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/NCG-WilliamHolden.jpg?width=200 "William Holden]] of North Carolina")
![[[Nathan Bedford Forrest]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/NathanBedfordForrest.jpg?width=200 "[[Nathan Bedford Forrest]]")
![Lumberton]], North Carolina (1958)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Klansmen in robes with burning cross (State's Exhibit No.4). The photographer for this shot is not listed or known, and it is likely that this photo was taken at a Klan cross burning in earlyJanuary (8223346951).jpg?width=200 "Lumberton]], North Carolina (1958)")
AMERICAN WHITE SUPREMACIST TERRORIST HATE GROUP
Klu Klux Klan; KKK; Knights Militant; Cu Clux Clan; Ku klux klan; Knights of the Ku Klux Klan; Kkk; Ku-klux-klan; Koo-klux-klan; Ku-Klux Klan; K.K.K.; Ku Klux Klan regalia and insignia; Ku Klux Klan costume; KKK Costume; Klanton; KuKluxKlan; KKK costume; Klansman; Grand kleagle; Grand Kleagle; The Ku Klux Klan; The Klan; Ku Klux Clan; Klansmen; Ku klux klan hood; Notable Ku Klux Klan members in national politics; The invisible empire of the south; Supreme Kingdom; Knights of the KKK; Clu Clux Clan; The knights party; Knights Party; The KKK; Ku Kluxer; Ku Kluxism; Ku-Klux-Klan; K k k; Klan national organization; Second KKK; ҚҚК; The Knight's Party; Kuklux Clan; Ku Klux Klan hood; Frank Ancona; Klanswoman; Klanswomen; Second Ku Klux Klan; Klan hood; Invisible Empire of the South; Klux; Ku-Klux; Ku Klux; Koo Klux Klan
the Ku Klux Klan.
Ku Klux Klan
AMERICAN WHITE SUPREMACIST TERRORIST HATE GROUP
Klu Klux Klan; KKK; Knights Militant; Cu Clux Clan; Ku klux klan; Knights of the Ku Klux Klan; Kkk; Ku-klux-klan; Koo-klux-klan; Ku-Klux Klan; K.K.K.; Ku Klux Klan regalia and insignia; Ku Klux Klan costume; KKK Costume; Klanton; KuKluxKlan; KKK costume; Klansman; Grand kleagle; Grand Kleagle; The Ku Klux Klan; The Klan; Ku Klux Clan; Klansmen; Ku klux klan hood; Notable Ku Klux Klan members in national politics; The invisible empire of the south; Supreme Kingdom; Knights of the KKK; Clu Clux Clan; The knights party; Knights Party; The KKK; Ku Kluxer; Ku Kluxism; Ku-Klux-Klan; K k k; Klan national organization; Second KKK; ҚҚК; The Knight's Party; Kuklux Clan; Ku Klux Klan hood; Frank Ancona; Klanswoman; Klanswomen; Second Ku Klux Klan; Klan hood; Invisible Empire of the South; Klux; Ku-Klux; Ku Klux; Koo Klux Klan
[?ku: kl?ks'klan]
¦ noun an extreme white supremacist secret society in the US.
Derivatives
Ku Kluxer noun
Origin
perh. from Gk kuklos 'circle' and clan.
Wikipedia
Klan
KLAN or Klan may refer to:
- Klan TV, an Albanian TV channel
- KLAN (FM), an FM radio station licensed to Glasgow, Montana
- Klan (TV series), a Polish television series
- Klan (magazine), an Albanian political and business weekly
- "Klan" (song), a 2021 song by Italian singer Mahmood
- KLan or Kosovo LAN, an internet access provider based in Kosovo
- Klan Kosova, a Kosovan TV channel
- Capital Region International Airport, the Lansing, Michigan airport's ICAO code
- Klan, Ivory Coast, a defunct commune in Sassandra-Marahoué District, Ivory Coast
- Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacy group
Examples of use of Klan
1. Ultimately, the anti–Klan resolution that didn‘t mention the Klan beat the anti–Klan resolution that did mention the Klan by exactly one vote.
2. Democrats started the Ku Klux Klan." "The Klan?" her friend replies.
3. The anti–Klan folks balked, demanding a resolution that named the Klan.
4. Klan members weighed in with threatening missives.
5. They tried to finesse the Klan issue in the same way, writing a platform that denounced violent secret societies but neglected to actually mention the Klan.