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Cowards Behind Sheets: 10 of the Worst Crimes Committed by the Ku Klux Klan

The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was formed as a fraternal, social club in late 1865 or early 1866 by six former Confederate army soldiers. Nathan Bedford Forrest, an ex-Confederate general and notorious…

By Patrick Lynch · 26 min

American History

Mississippi Burning: How the Civil Rights Freedom Summer Became the Summer of Death

The film Mississippi Burning is loosely based on the murders of Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and James Chaney in Neshoba County,…

Patrick Lynch · 9 min