K.K.K.
abbreviation
K.K.K.
American
[kay-kay-kay]
/ ˈkeɪˈkeɪˈkeɪ /
Or
KKK
abbreviation
KKK
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of K.K.K.
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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“There was something called slavery, the K.K.K., Jim Crow — that was codified,” Mr. Elder said in an interview.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
“We had Northam and Herring in blackface and standing next to K.K.K. members and now the conversation has shifted to Justin and Justin entirely, and Ralph is going on his apology tour,” Ms. Hill said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2019
A majority of Southerners also opposed the K.K.K. in the 1970s, he recalled, “but yet they didn’t speak up.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2017
“I think Trump should make a speech. A real speech denouncing the lower-case K.K.K. Don’t tweet about me being lame or the show,” he said.
From Time ● Jan. 22, 2017
Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach was asked if the FBI had infiltrated the K.K.K.
From Time Magazine Archive
Browne-Marshall observed how the same FBI that covertly targeted Martin Luther King and other civil rights activists for subterfuge also prosecuted the KKK and investigated the death of civil rights workers.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
Pretty much the only people who push these lies about the Leo Frank case are neo-Nazis and the KKK.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2025
Yet the push to drive out the KKK offers lessons for our political moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025
Book examples include Ring Shout, by P. Djèlí Clark, in which the KKK is made up of literal monsters; The City We Became, by N.K.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2024
And while I doubt Mr. Kennedy has a connection to the KKK or any hate groups, he is a pretty crabby guy.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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