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The Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as "the Klan", is the name of three distinct past and present groupings. [28]The following groups have been listed as active Klan groups in the SPLC's annual reports (years in parentheses refer to the year in which the group is included):
The school is named for John Tyler Morgan, a Confederate general and Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan who, as a U.S. Senator, advanced several bills to legalize lynching of African-Americans. [1] It was founded in 1965, shortly after the Selma to Montgomery marches .
The United Klans of America Inc. (UKA), based in Alabama, is a Ku Klux Klan organization active in the United States. Led by Robert Shelton, the UKA peaked in membership in the late 1960s and 1970s, [1] and it was the most violent Klan organization of its time. [2] Its headquarters was the Anglo-Saxon Club outside Tuscaloosa, Alabama. [3]
“Hateful discourse such as this aims to instill fear in the community and disrupt us from exercising our constitutional rights.
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The school had a football team. In 2016 it had 17 members, with most of them being in the junior high school level. The team won one game in the 2016-2017 season. The school decided to end the team in July 2017, shortly before the decision to close the school occurred. [4]
African Americans were elected to state and local offices and others were appointed to public offices. Public school systems were established including schools and colleges for African Americans. There were hardships after the war for both Whites and Blacks. Economic disruption and social change led to unrest in various parts of the state.