Editing Ku Klux Klan (section)

===The third Klan (1950 - 1968)===
The Klan was revived again in the form of the third Klan, which rose up as opposition to the Civil Right Movement and was probably the most powerful and violent incarnation of the Klan. This incarnation of the KKK enjoyed a large amount of protection from corrupt politicians and law enforcement officers such as [[Bull Connor]]. This gave them a large amount of freedom to commit numerous [[hate crime]]s and lynchings against blacks.<ref name = lynching>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/26/lynchings-memorial-us-south-montgomery-alabama How white Americans used lynchings to terrorize and control black people], ''The Guardian''</ref>

Despite violent actions by the likes of [[Byron De La Beckwith]], [[J.B Stoner]], [[Robert Edward Chambliss]], and others, the Klan continued to lose influence and was on the losing end of the civil rights struggle. After the Civil Rights Act of 1968 was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, the third Klan largely collapsed.

The third Klan was the last time the KKK existed as a national, uniform organization.