The Ku Klux Klan is a terrorist organization that emerged in the United States at the turn of 1865 to 1866, shortly after the American Civil War. This group was created to <u>promote the ideals of white supremacism, racist ideals that promote segregation and hatred against blacks</u>. The group emerged with the intention of attacking blacks and civil rights defenders for African Americans.
The Klan, as it is called, was responsible for committing violent acts, such as burning houses inhabited by African-Americans, beatings, hangings, etc. Its members wore hoods and a white garment and had a cross as a symbol. In their meetings and attacks, they also set crosses on fire.
Klan's performance took place in three distinct phases, the third being the phase of the organization's current functioning. Klan today is a very small terrorist group. It has a few dozen cells spread throughout the American territory and a few thousand members
