Ku Klux Klan: An American Story

Ku Klux Klan: An American Story

Ku Klux Klan : une histoire américaine
Ended First aired 06/Oct/2020 France French 1 season(s) 2 episode(s)
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.
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Season 1 · Miniseries
2 episode(s) · Air date: 06/Oct/2020
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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.

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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.

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Resurrections
Air date: 06/Oct/2020 · Runtime: 53 min
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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.

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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.

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Birth of the Invisible Empire
Air date: 06/Oct/2020 · Runtime: 53 min
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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…

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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…

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Lucien Jean-Baptiste
Lucien Jean-Baptiste
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Chris Buckley
Self- Former KKK Member
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Elaine Frantz
Self - Kent State Professor
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Mark Potok
Self - USA Right-wing Expert
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Linda Gordon
Self - NY Univ. Professor
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David Cunningham
Self - St. Louis Washington Univ. Professor
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Felix Harcourt
Self - Austin College Professor
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Adam Green
Self - Chicago Univ. Professor
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Dale Long
Self - Civil Rights Activist
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Bernard LaFayette Jr.
Self - Civil Rights Activist
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Bill Baxley
Self - Former Alabama Attorney General
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Avery Rolling
Self - Former FBI Agent
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Cecil Moses
Self - Former FBI Agent
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William Joseph Simmons
Self - KKK Leader (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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Arthur Hornbui Bell
Self - KKK Leader (archive footage)
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August Klapproth
Self - German-American Bund Member (archive footage)
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Samuel Green
Self - KKK Leader (archive footage)

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Jérôme Letué
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Ronan Jupin
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Charles Sautreuil
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Pap Ndiaye
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David Korn-Brzoza
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Jean-Paul Le Grouyer
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Dominique Tibi
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Marie Corberand
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Vincent Mauduit
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Georges Lafitte
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David Lassalle
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Philippe Charriot
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