
Part One: The Birth of the Ku Klux Klan
Behind the Bastards
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Klansman - The KKK
Forrest refused to admit his role in the Klan, but he justified the orders vigilante violence. Forrest claimed to have ordered the Klan to disband back in 1868. He successfully held up under congressional testimony and, later in a bar, was heard telling a friend, I've been lying like a gentleman.
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