Klan
Americannoun
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The lawsuit brought under the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 says the groups sought to make an example of Khalil to intimidate the movement for Palestinian rights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
MONTGOMERY, Ala. —President Trump in his first term proved a windfall for the Southern Poverty Law Center, the antiracism nonprofit famed for its courtroom wins against the Ku Klux Klan decades ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
For a few years, Keyssar notes, the federal government was actively intervening to protect the rights of Black voters in the former Confederate states against entities such as the Ku Klux Klan.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2025
Similar tactics were used against the Ku Klux Klan, Students for a Democratic Society, and Black Power groups.
From Slate ● Aug. 30, 2025
It wasn’t uncomfortable yesterday, even though I understood how awful the Klan was.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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