Klan
[klan]
- Ku Klux Klan.
- a chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.
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Contemporary Examples
And his last known affiliation with the Klan was almost 70 years ago, in 1946.
The area is 98 percent white, and the Klan has a strong foothold even to this very day.
He claimed people already “feel much better” about their safety now that the Klan is on the case.
The Klan’s Call to Violence in Ferguson Blows the Lid Off Its Hypocritical RebrandCaitlin Dickson
November 14, 2014
At its height in the 1920s, Terry noted, the Klan wielded real political influence, boasting a membership upwards of four million.
The Klan’s Call to Violence in Ferguson Blows the Lid Off Its Hypocritical RebrandCaitlin Dickson
November 14, 2014
Black and white were now mixing sufficiently to make a Klan member weep.
Historical Examples
The Tenneyson slaves wasn't bothered with patrollers, neither the Klan.
Slave Narratives, OklahomaVarious
The preacher was telling about the Bible days when the Klan rode up.
Slave Narratives, OklahomaVarious
The battle-flag of the Klan,” he said; “the standard of the Grand Dragon.
The ClansmanThomas Dixon
In the centre of the line waved from a gold-tipped spear the battle-flag of the Klan.
The ClansmanThomas Dixon
In organization the Klan was modelled after the Federal Union.
Klan
- the Klan short for Ku Klux Klan
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Word Origin and History for klan
Klan
n.
1867, short for ku klux klan.
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