article_snippet.sent: The KKK was founded in 1866 in Tennessee, with Nathan Bedford Forrest becoming the first leader, or grand wizard, in 1867.
article_snippet.sent: The KKK's membership peaked in the 1920s at around four million.
article_snippet.sent: Today The KKK's membership's thought to number in the low thousands .
article_snippet.sent: The KKK was founded in 1866 in Tennessee, with Nathan Bedford Forrest becoming the first leader, or grand wizard, in 1867.
article_snippet.sent: The KKK's membership peaked in the 1920s at around four million.
article_snippet.sent: Today The KKK's thought to number in the low thousands, with most people affiliated with The KKK living in America's Deep South.