KKK (Ku Klux Klan)
Definition
The Ku Klux Klan is an American white supremacist hate group whose primary targets are African Americans.
Analogy
The KKK is like a bully in school who targets and harasses certain students based on their race or ethnicity.
Related terms
White Supremacy: The belief that white people are superior to those of all other races, especially the black race, and should therefore dominate society.
Reconstruction Era: This was a period after the Civil War where the KKK was particularly active in opposing rights for African Americans.
Civil Rights Movement: A struggle by African Americans in the mid-20th century to achieve civil rights equal to those of whites, including equal opportunity in employment, housing, and education, as well as the right to vote.
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