Klan
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The effort also targeted civil rights activists, anti-war protesters and even some conservative groups like the Ku Klux Klan.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Grant strengthened Reconstruction policies and fought the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, demonstrating that reconciliation required not only empathy but also a firm commitment to protecting constitutional principles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Mr. Davis is a blues musician and author of “The Klan Whisperer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
In Ohio and North Carolina, the original statutes were written in the 1950s to stop demonstrations by the Ku Klux Klan, but had been ignored or suspended during the pandemic and the George Floyd protests.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2025
But within barely a decade, the Klan had been extinguished, largely by legal and military interventions out of Washington, D.C.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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