There are a total of 3 Ku Klux Klans over time. The original Ku Klux Klan was created after the end of the Civil War in December 1865, by six educated, middle-class Confederates who were bored with post-war routine from Pulaski, Tennessee. The name was constructed by combining the Greek "kyklos" (circle) with "clan." It was at first a humorous social club centring on practical jokes and hazing rituals but soon spread into nearly every Southern state, launching a "reign of terror" against Republican leaders both black and white.
The one in Mississippi Burning is the Third Ku Klux Klan, which was mainly focused on supressing the Blacks, but also was anti-Jewish, anti-Catholic, anti-Communist and anti-Immigrant. The Klan eventually fell apart due to the intervention of the FBI.
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