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Klan
Short for Ku-Klux-Klan. Also Klansman, occas. Clansman.
1867[see Ku-Klux 1]. 1868Century Mag. XXVIII. 409/1 The Klan now, as in the past, is prohibited from doing such things. 1884[see invisible a. 1 c]. 1905T. Dixon (title) The Clansman. 1924J. M. Mecklin Ku Klux Klan i. 3 The modern Klan was organized by William J. Simmons in 1915. Ibid. 5 Masked men leaped from their cars clad in Klan regalia. Ibid. 6 Public sentiment..seems to have supported the Klansmen. 1953Manch. Guardian Weekly 31 Dec. 11 A klansman from Georgia. 1973Freedomways XIII. 31 The..killings and the Attica prison slaughter are remindful of the post-Civil War Klan days. 1973Guardian 23 Mar. 15/2 A former member of the Klan, Senator Byrd has a dismal voting record on social and civil rights issues. 1973Black Panther 1 Sept. 8/3 The Assistant District Attorney tossed out the charges saying that although the law prohibits Klansmen from appearing in public, the faces of the 24 were visible. |