United States, Georgia, Troup County, LaGrange, 33.03929, -85.03133Lewis, Boyd, 1944-1982-05View of Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard Bill Wilkinson before a march and 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--LaGrangeKu Klux Klan (1915-)--GeorgiaLaGrange High School (LaGrange, Ga.)LaGrange, Georgia, Ku Klux Klan rallyStillImage