Ku Klux Klan: An American Story

Ku Klux Klan: An American Story

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2020

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 of the United States. The debates over slavery, the populism in the roaring twenties, the struggle for civil rights in the sixties, the rise of the far-right in the early 21st century; the Klan seems to have always embodied the dark side of the nation, with its gray areas and blind spots.

Storyline

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 of the United States. The debates over slavery, the populism in the roaring twenties, the struggle for civil rights in the sixties, the rise of the far-right in the early 21st century; the Klan seems to have always embodied the dark side of the nation, with its gray areas and blind spots.
Released
2020-10-06
Episode Runtime
53 min
Language
English
Status
Ended
Genre
Production
Roche Productions, ARTE, France Télévisions
Directors

CASTS

Lucien Jean-Baptiste

Lucien Jean-Baptiste

Self - Narrator (voice)
Chris Buckley

Chris Buckley

Self- Former KKK Member
Mark Potok

Mark Potok

Self - USA Right-wing Expert
David Cunningham

David Cunningham

Self - St. Louis Washington Univ. Professor
Elaine Frantz

Elaine Frantz

Self - Kent State Professor
Linda Gordon

Linda Gordon

Self - NY Univ. Professor
Felix Harcourt

Felix Harcourt

Self - Austin College Professor
Adam Green

Adam Green

Self - Chicago Univ. Professor
Dale Long

Dale Long

Self - Civil Rights Activist
Bernard LaFayette Jr.

Bernard LaFayette Jr.

Self - Civil Rights Activist
Bill Baxley

Bill Baxley

Self - Former Alabama Attorney General
Avery Rolling

Avery Rolling

Self - Former FBI Agent
Cecil Moses

Cecil Moses

Self - Former FBI Agent
William Joseph Simmons

William Joseph Simmons

Self - KKK Leader (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self - Politician (archive footage)
Arthur Hornbui Bell

Arthur Hornbui Bell

Self - KKK Leader (archive footage)
August Klapproth

August Klapproth

Self - German-American Bund Member (archive footage)
Samuel Green

Samuel Green

Self - KKK Leader (archive footage)
Lawrence A. Rainey

Lawrence A. Rainey

Self - Freedom Summer Murders Defendant (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
George Wallace

George Wallace

Self - Politician (archive footage)
Robert E. Chambliss

Robert E. Chambliss

Self - Baptist Church Bombing Defendant (archive footage)
Cecil Price

Cecil Price

Self - Freedom Summer Murders Defendant (archive footage)
J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover

Self - FBI Director (voice) (archive footage)
Robert M. Shelton

Robert M. Shelton

Self - KKK Leader (archive footage)
Edgar Ray Killen

Edgar Ray Killen

Self - Freedom Summer Murders Defendant (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self - Politician (archive footage)
James Robertson 'Bob' Jones

James Robertson 'Bob' Jones

Self - KKK Leader (archive footage)
Henry Francis Hays

Henry Francis Hays

Self - M. Donald's Murder Defendant (archive footage)
James 'Tiger' Knowles

James 'Tiger' Knowles

Self - M. Donald's Murder Defendant (archive footage)
Beulah Donald

Beulah Donald

Self - M. Donald's Mother (archive footage)
Timothy McVeigh

Timothy McVeigh

Self - Oklahoma City Bombing Defendant (archive footage)
Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self - Politician (archive footage)
Donald Trump

Donald Trump

Self - Politician (archive footage)
George Perry Floyd Jr.

George Perry Floyd Jr.

Self - Police Brutality Victim (archive footage)
David Duke

David Duke

Self - KKK Leader (archive footage)

Seasons

Miniseries
Miniseries
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2020
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2 Episodes

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 of the United States. The debates over slavery, the populism in the roaring twenties, the struggle for civil rights in the sixties, the rise of the far-right in the early 21st century; the Klan seems to have always embodied the dark side of the nation, with its gray areas and blind spots.

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