How the KKK’s failures became lessons for White power

Since Christmas Eve in 1865, membership in the Ku Klux Klan ignited and multiplied three separate times, in each instance enacting brutal violence and terror — but the Klan’s power never held for long. Though only 2 dozen Klan groups exist today, its continued importance lies in a far more elusive and sinister legacy. Watch CNN’s Original Series “The People v. The Klan” on Sunday, April 18 starting at 9 p.m. ET/PT.Since Christmas Eve in 1865, membership in the Ku Klux Klan ignited and multiplied three separate times, in each instance enacting brutal violence and terror — but the Klan’s power never held for long. Though only 2 dozen Klan groups exist today, its continued importance lies in a far more elusive and sinister legacy. Watch CNN’s Original Series “The People v. The Klan” on Sunday, April 18 starting at 9 p.m. ET/PT.