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Since its birth in 1865, in the wake of the American Civil War, the history of the Ku Klux Klan has been inseparable from that...
Genres:DocumentaryWar & Politics
Network:ARTE
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Season 1

  • Birth of the Invisible Empire
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    Birth of the Invisible Empire

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/2020

    How the Ku Klux Klan, the oldest terrorist gang in the United States of America, was founded in the wake of the American Civil War (1861-65). After the defeat of the Confederation, the Klan uses intimidation, attacks and lynching to beat down the newly free black population…

    Director: David Korn-Brzoza

    Writer: David Korn-Brzoza

  • Resurrections
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    Resurrections

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2020

    When, in the 1950s, the civil rights movement begins the fight for equal rights for African-Americans, the Invisible Empire and white supremacy groups wake again and establish a reign of terror and violence in Southern states.

    Director: David Korn-Brzoza

    Writer: David Korn-Brzoza