June 1, 2012

Arkansas’s most notorious white supremacist group, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), did not appear in the state until April 1868, a few months after African Americans voted in their first elections. Klan flyers appeared on the street corners of Little Rock (Pulaski County) that month, and KKK activity quickly spread throughout the state. Shown here is a 1920s rally near El Dorado (Union County).

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