Domestic TERRORIST GROUP PROFILES

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Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

Other Names: True Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, The Klan

From: Domestic Terror: What It Holds For The New Millennium, an original report from MILNET at http://www.milnet.com/milnet/domestic/Dom-Terror.htlm

Description

Extremely long lived white-supremicist group born before the Civil War.
Violently opposed to black freedom and after the civil war began terror campaigns throughout the south and were stil active a decade after the assasination of the Reverend Martin Luther King.

Activities

The leaders of the group were convicted of murder and conspiracy to murder a white man supporting black protestors, the murders taking place broad daylight. This capped a long history of cross burnings, church burnings, floggings, knifings, and murders with guns and bombs stretching over a hundred years. The ignited gasoline painted cross on a lawn or a burning wooden cross was used to intimidate blacks or black supporters and became the KKK's signature..

Strength

Location/Area of Operation

Southern and Midwestern U.S. states

External Aid

Local aid from sympathizers

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Created: 3/01
Last Updated: 3/01
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