The Klan's Long Shadow: Rebranding Hate in America

A historical timeline of the Ku Klux Klan from its Reconstruction-era founding through the Second Klan's mass resurgence, its violent resistance to the civil rights movement, and its repeated attempts to rebrand and rebuild in later decades. The current effort to relaunch as the 'Knights Party' fits a long pattern of extremist groups adapting names, imagery, and recruitment tactics to changing political conditions. This timeline was generated automatically by TimeStrands AI from Wikipedia research. Facts are sourced; framing may be imperfect.