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The name adopted in the southern part of the United States by a secret political organization, active for several years after the close of the Civil War, and having for its aim the repression of the political power of th…

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  1. n. The name adopted in the southern part of the United States by a secret political organization, active for several years after the close of the Civil War, and having for its aim the repression of the political power of the freedmen; -- called also Kuklux Klan.
  2. The name adopted in the southern part of the United States by a secret political organization, active for several years after the close of the Civil War, and having for its aim the repression of the political power of the freedmen; -- called also Kuklux Klan.
  3. The name adopted in the southern part of the United States by asecret political organization, active for several years after theclose of the Civil War, and having for its aim the repression of thepolitical power of the freedmen; -- called also Kuklux Klan.