
Part One: The Birth of the Ku Klux Klan
Behind the Bastards
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The Klansman's Organizational Work
The Ku Klux Klan was formed in 1866 by a group of drunk Tennessee boys. The club quickly made a name for itself though in part because 1866 was an incredibly boring time to be alive in Tennessee. So the gang found an abandoned house to gather and so they didn't need to do their sewing and stitching at dad's office anymore. They just kind of had fun with it, put on their robes and then ride their horses through the country,. ruining or making parties depending on whether or not the party goers enjoyed the side of a bunch of men pretending to be ghosts.
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