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Many modern Klan groups are associated with the [[Alt-Right]]. | Many modern Klan groups are associated with the [[Alt-Right]]. | ||
==Mainstream Klans== | |||
There have been a number of organizations over the years that have bore the name "Ku Klux Klan" and have been considered to be the "true" or "main" Klan. These include: | |||
*Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (generally considered to be an alternate name for the Klan as a whole) | |||
*White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan | |||
*Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan | |||
*National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan | |||
*Original Ku Klux Klan of the Confederacy | |||
==Splinter groups== | ==Splinter groups== | ||
Multiple splinter groups of the KKK have cropped up over the years, particularly in the modern era during the latter half the 20th century and into the 21st century following the collapse of the third Klan (the last time that a national, centralized Klan actually existed.) Most of these splinter groups operate independently from each other (but still work together frequently.) | Multiple splinter groups of the KKK have cropped up over the years, particularly in the modern era during the latter half the 20th century and into the 21st century following the collapse of the third Klan (the last time that a national, centralized Klan actually existed.) Most of these splinter groups operate independently from each other (but still work together frequently.) | ||