K.K.K.
Americanabbreviation
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Etymology
Origin of K.K.K.
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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“There was something called slavery, the K.K.K., Jim Crow — that was codified,” Mr. Elder said in an interview.
From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023
A majority of Southerners also opposed the K.K.K. in the 1970s, he recalled, “but yet they didn’t speak up.”
From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2017
“I think Trump should make a speech. A real speech denouncing the lower-case K.K.K. Don’t tweet about me being lame or the show,” he said.
From Time • Jan. 22, 2017
But not against Gary Rowe, who, as it turned out, was now the prosecution's star witness�having been a part-time paid informer for the FBI against the K.K.K. for at least six years.
From Time Magazine Archive
Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach was asked if the FBI had infiltrated the K.K.K.
From Time Magazine Archive
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