The Ku Klux Klan: The Rise of Evil (Part 1)
3/23/20261 hr 9 min
How did the three iterations of the Ku Klux Klan come into being in 1866, 1915, and the late 1940s? What was the impact of the American Civil War and the Abolition of slavery in 1863 on the rise of this terrifying institution? And, what was the condition of the former slaves in the American South?
Join Dominic and Tom as they unfold the history behind the formation of the first Ku Klux Klan, its ideology and structure, and the abominable treatment of freedmen in the Confederacy South, following the American Civil War.
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First 90 secondsTom Holland· Host0:00
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Dominic Sandbrook· Host0:07
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Tom Holland· Host0:22
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Dominic Sandbrook· Host0:29
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Tom Holland· Host0:35
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Dominic Sandbrook· Host0:55
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Charlie Cox1:01
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Speaker 31:08
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Dominic Sandbrook· Host1:10
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Ryan Reynolds1:11
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Charlie Cox1:14
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Tom Holland· Host1:17
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Dominic Sandbrook· Host1:19
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Ryan Reynolds1:20
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Charlie Cox1:23
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