Ku Klux Klan: An American Story (2020 - 2020)

Name: Ku Klux Klan: An American Story
Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
Released: 2020-10-06
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Chris Buckley, Mark Potok, David Cunningham

DocumentaryWar & Politics

Since its birth in 1865, in the wake of the American Civil War, the history of the Ku Klux Klan has been inseparable from that of the United States. The debates over slavery, the populism in the roaring twenties, the struggle for civil rights in the sixties, the rise of the far-right in the early 21st century; the Klan seems to have always embodied the dark side of the nation, with its gray areas and blind spots.

Lucien Jean-Baptiste

Self - Narrator (voice)

Chris Buckley

Self- Former KKK Member

Mark Potok

Self - USA Right-wing Expert

David Cunningham

Self - St. Louis Washington Univ. Professor

Status: Ended
First Aired: 2020-10-06
Seasons: 1 seasons
Rating: ★ 6.6 / 10

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MiniseriesEpisode 153 min

Birth of the Invisible Empire

How the Ku Klux Klan, the oldest terrorist gang in the United States of America, was founded in the wake of the American Civil War (1861-65). After the defeat of the Confederation, the Klan uses intimidation, attacks and lynching to beat down the newly free black population…