**** Extremist Symbols, Logos and Tattoos ****
**** Ku Klux Klan (KKK) ****
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| Symbol Type |
Racist/Extremist Group |
| Symbol Description |
A cross in a circle with the "blood drop" in the center |
| Also Known As |
N/A |
| Traditional Use/Origins |
N/A |
| Hate Group/Extremist Organization |
Ku Klux Klan (KKK) |
| Extremist Meaning or Representation |
See Below |
| Background/History |
According to the Klan, the blood drop represents the blood shed by Jesus Christ as a sacrifice for the White Aryan Race. The KKK originated as a secret society organized in the South after the American Civil War to reassert white supremacy through terrorism and intimidation. |
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