Ku Klux Klan


 * Heavily opposed Reconstruction
 * First led by Nathan Bedford Forrest
 * Bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church
 * The Birth of a Nation glorified them
 * Coverage of an event it held led to Brandenburg v. Ohio
 * Met after the death of Mary Phagan at Stone Mountain
 * Trial at Meridian convicted several members for the murders of Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman
 * Thomas E. Watson was instrumental in leading its reformation
 * A Force Act made some of its activities illegal
 * Held responsible for a raid against the Elduyens