Calendar Dates Important to all Klansmen
December 24, 1865
The Ku Klux Klan is organized at the law offices of Thomas M. Jones in Pulaski, Tennessee. The name derives from the Greek word kykos (circle) and was suggested by John B. Kennedy, who anglicized it to Ku Klux. James R. Crowe added the word Klan because of the predominant Scottish-Irish population of the area.
Anniversary of the Klan
In 1915, Emperor and Imperial Wizard William Joseph Simmons decreed that May 6, 1866,
shall be observed as the anniversary of the Klan. May 6th, or the Saturday closest to it should and must be observed by all Klans, and by individual Klansmen.
Knight Riders Crosslighting May 8, 2010
These photos and others are in our Photo Gallery
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Other Important Dates
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