Watch: In the 1920s, women formed their own branch of the KKK
Half a million joined the hate group disguised as a social club
Barbecues, quilting bees, potluck dinners, advocating for women’s right to vote…sounds harmless, right? Unless you’re talking about the Women of the Ku Klux Klan, whose social fabric was knit around white supremacy and masked horrific acts of violence by the KKK. Though the group dissolved about a decade after it was formed, the story of the WKKK demonstrates the ease with which some American women slipped into the white cloaks of one of the most extreme hate groups in our history.
This article is part of our White Terror U.S.A. collection, covering the shameful history of white supremacy in America.
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