I love revisionist history
First off.... The klan is and always was a Conservative organization. Liberals are not welcome
Secondly.... the second generation klan that emerged in the early 1900 s was comprised of both Democrats in the south and Republicans in the Midwest.
Thirdly..... TODAYS klan is staunchly Republican and Conservative
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First off, the klan was started by Democrats.
Second, they were revived in early 1900s again by Democrats (Wilson).
Third, you sure have a proof that Republicans support the klan, do ya?
The Klan was started by White Christian Southern men- who may have been Democrats- but they certainly were White Christian Southern men.
Funny how the rabid right wing loves to say that the Democratic Party is exactly the same as it was in 1860- but somehow White Christian Southern men have all changed.....
The KKK in the 20th century included both Republicans and Democrats- but starting in 1964, as Martin Luther King Jr. put very well-
From 1964 (not 1924)
The Republican Party geared its appeal and program to racism, reaction, and extremism. All people of goodwill viewed with alarm and concern the frenzied wedding at the Cow Palace of the KKK with the radical right. The “best man” at this ceremony was a senator whose voting record, philosophy, and program were anathema to all the hard-won achievements of the past decade.
....... On the urgent issue of civil rights, Senator Goldwater represented a philosophy that was morally indefensible and socially suicidal. While not himself a racist, Mr. Goldwater articulated a philosophy which gave aid and comfort to the racist. His candidacy and philosophy would serve as an umbrella under which extremists of all stripes would stand. In the light of these facts and because of my love for America, I had no alternative but to urge every Negro and white person of goodwill to vote against Mr. Goldwater and to withdraw support from any Republican candidate that did not publicly disassociate himself from Senator Goldwater and his philosophy.