Ku Klux Klan: An American Story
S1 · E1IMDB:
6.6
Released
10/6/2020
Duration
0h 53m
Genre
Documentary, War & Politics
Country
France
Cast
Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Chris Buckley, Mark Potok
Overview
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.
Ku Klux Klan: An American Story
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
6.6Released
10/6/2020
Genre
Documentary, War & Politics
Cast
Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Chris Buckley, Mark Potok
Duration
0h 53m
Country
France
Overview
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.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableBirth 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…
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…
EP 2AvailableResurrections
When, in the 1950s, the civil rights movement begins the fight for equal rights for African-Americans, the Invisible Empire and white supremacy groups wake again and establish a reign of terror and violence in Southern states.
Resurrections
When, in the 1950s, the civil rights movement begins the fight for equal rights for African-Americans, the Invisible Empire and white supremacy groups wake again and establish a reign of terror and violence in Southern states.
Cast
Self - Narrator (voice)
Lucien Jean-Baptiste
Self- Former KKK Member
Chris Buckley
Self - USA Right-wing Expert
Mark Potok
Self - St. Louis Washington Univ. Professor
