Can the KKK find a new foothold in the US?
Summary
The Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist group in the US, is trying to change its image but still promotes racist beliefs. A 2025 survey found that about one in three Americans agree with a false conspiracy theory that immigrants and non-white groups are trying to replace white people. The group’s leader openly says their church is only for white people.Key Facts
- The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) began after the Civil War to oppose civil rights for Black people and other minorities through violence.
- Thomas Robb leads one faction called the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and tries to soften the group’s public image while keeping white nationalist ideas.
- In a recent survey, 32% of Americans agreed with the false "great replacement" theory that claims non-white groups threaten white people’s status.
- President Donald Trump has been criticized for language some say encourages white nationalist views.
- The Knights of the KKK rebranded as The Knights Party and focus on family and faith but exclude Black people from their church.
- Robb said only white children of immigrants can be considered truly American.
- There are at least 152 active white supremacist groups in the US, with numbers increasing in the last decade, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
- Incidents involving white nationalist violence, like the 2017 Charlottesville clash, have received national attention.
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