BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Born in the ashes of the smoldering South after the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan died and was reborn before losing the fight against civil rights in the 1960s. Membership dwindled, a unified group fractured, and one-time members went to prison for a string of murderous attacks against blacks. Many assumed the group was dead, a
Klan Sees Resurgence, Leaders Cite Growing ‘Nationalist’ Sentiment
Klan leaders say Donald Trump’s immigration position and his ascendancy in the GOP are signs things are going their way.
![In this Saturday, April 23, 2016 photo, members of the Ku Klux Klan participate in a "white pride" rally in Rome, Ga. Klan leaders say they feel that U.S. politics are going their way, as a nationalist, us-against-them mentality deepens across the nation.](https://www.mintpressnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20165C1825C10dcbc5e-6d52-4b5a-8085-165-1022x576.jpg)