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Originally, the KKK was formed as a resistance group to the Union occupation of the south and the often oppressive policies of reconstruction. The KKK did not originally form as a racist organization (though many were). They resisted the North by intimidating and occasionally lynching anyone who supported the Republican party who were decidedly anti-south. They were recognized as a racist organization because most of the republicans happened to be colored, and the description stuck with them.

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