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Ku Klux Klan

noun \ˈkü-ˈkləks-ˈklan also ˈkyü- or ˈklü-\

Definition of KU KLUX KLAN

1
:  an American post-Civil War secret society advocating white supremacy
2
:  a 20th century secret fraternal group held to confine its membership to American-born white Christians
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First Known Use of KU KLUX KLAN

1867

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