United States, Georgia, Troup County, LaGrange, 33.03929, -85.03133Lewis, Boyd, 1944-1982-05View of members of the Franklin, Georgia chapter of the Ku Klux Klan during a rally in LaGrange, Georgia.KKK; invisible empireThe Ku Klux Klan is a vigilante organization founded in 1866 for the purposes of opposing Republican Reconstruction efforts in the South and maintaining white supremacy. The group has experienced fluctuating periods of revival and decline. In 1915, a second incarnation of the Klan was founded in Stone Mountain, Georgia by ex-minister William Simmons.image/jpegAtlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Centerhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Boyd Lewis photographsMSS 1118, Southwind recordings, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterTerrorist organizations--GeorgiaHate groups--GeorgiaRacismDemonstrations--Georgia--LaGrangeFlags--Confederate States of AmericaFlags--GeorgiaKu Klux Klan (1915-)--GeorgiaLaGrange, Georgia, Ku Klux Klan rallyStillImage