Development+of+the+Ku+Klux+Klan

The Ku Klux Klan was founded in a law office in Pulaski, Tennessee, during 1866 by John Lester, James Crowe, John Kennedy, Calvin Jones, Richard Reed and Frank Mc Cord-six veterans of the Confederate Army who sought amusement after the excitement of wartime had given away to the tedium of civilian life. Influenced by the Greek word **//kuklos,//** meaning **//circle.//** The word **//'Klan'//** was presumably added because several of the orginators came from Scottish or Irish stock.

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Readings: Field R., 2002, Civil Rights in America 1865-1980, Chapter 3 REturn of White Supremacy pp.29-44
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**DVDS** History Channel: The Secret Life of the KKK.