Abstract
In recent years there has been a pronounced increase of racist violence against blacks and other minorities in the United States. Much of the violence has been perpetrated by one of America's oldest hate groups-the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). The most publicized of these incidents was the killing of 5 anti-Klan demonstrators in Greensboro, North Carolina, in November 1979. The Klansmen and Nazis accused of the Greensboro homicides were twice acquitted by all-white juries despite strong evidence of their culpability. 1 And Greensboro is not an isolated example. The KKK has participated in many other acts of violence across the country. This article will discuss the origins of the KKK and review some of the previous empirical research on racism and authoritarianism. We will present the results of a survey that examined the KKK and its ideology. Presentation of the survey results will examine the degree of support for the Klan, the social location of those who liked the Klan, and finally evaluate why people support or oppose the Klan.
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