KU KLUX KLAN: A SECRET HISTORY 5 OF 5

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HISTORY CHANNEL PRESENTS KU KLUX KLAN: A SECRET HISTORY PART 5 OF 5

Vocabulary

Membership in the Klan is secret, and the Klan, like many fraternal organizations, has signs members can use to recognize one another. A member may use the acronym AYAK (Are you a Klansman?) in conversation to surreptitiously identify himself to another potential member. The response AKIA (A Klansman I am) completes the greeting.

Throughout its varied history, the Klan has coined many words beginning with "KL" including:

-Klabee: treasurers
-Kleagle: recruiter
-Klecktoken: initiation fee
-Kligrapp: secretary
-Klonvocation: gathering
-Kloran: ritual book
-Kloreroe: delegate
-Kludd: chaplain

All of the above terminology was created by William Simmons, as part of his 1915 revival of the Klan. The Reconstruction-era Klan used different titles; the only titles to carry over were "Wizard" (or Imperial Wizard) for the overall leader of the Klan, "Night Hawk" for the official in charge of security, and a few others, mostly for regional officers of the organization.

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9 months ago by Iamjustice

Hiding behind masks. Are you afraid? We,as people of different colors and religions stand together and face the KKK. We are right. Killing is for the Devil, so what is the KKK? A work of the devil? Probably. Immaturity. Yup that's them. Shows it by their dunce hats they wear.

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9 months ago by Iamjustice

Don't think the KKK is right.They're wrong.No right to judge, kill, burn the Lord's cross.Stupid,imature,ridiculous,racist,disgusgting.Words that describe the people with no lives who are in this Klan.Seriously, no one cares what you people think.No, you're not people, you're worse than animals.Look and see who the first Americans were, Native Americans.Look at their skin color.There's nothing you bastards can do about colored peopl as you like to call us.I am Mexican and very proud.You have NO right what so ever to judge.You are just people who have no lives and are full of yourselves. The Devil kills, God saves.Look what you're doing.Killing. Not saving America, because America is made of different cultures, not white Protestant.In the end, the KKK will be alone, wanting help...but then we'll say,"No."

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20 months ago by bmoremikemc

Hell yeah. My boys in white, ridding the world of worthless bitches [trppl] and fugly niggers [aceboogie30]. Trppl, the scared little jew, you would be first to go. Aceboogie30, i'd hate myself too if I was a nigger. Kill yourself so the Klan won't have to get nigger on their hands. WHITE POWER! Go cry about that, you pussies.

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20 months ago by ACEBOOGIE30

RMCBALITIMORE....U WILL FUCKING ROT IN HELL WITH THE DEVILS PRICK IN UR ASS

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20 months ago by ACEBOOGIE30

TRPPL....YHU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT...GOD WILL RID THE EARTH OF THERE NARROW MINDED PRICKS....I HOPE I AM THERE TO SEE IT.

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21 months ago by DonSmile_3

to god we are all but the same...our rank is not going to be judged on our colour, wealth or public image but by our good deeds...islam. how can people be proud of being racist.

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26 months ago by crlpickerdave

wankers