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"Origin The KKK was formed as a social group in Tennessee in 1866. The name probably came from the Greek word kuklos, meaning "circle." Ku Klux KlanKlan was an alliterative version of "clan," thus Ku Klux Klan suggested a circle, or band, of brothers." http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:BrcLzGXI9ZcJ:www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp%3Fid%3Dh-694+ku+klux+klan+name+origins&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

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"Ku Klux Klan" was a made-up name combining the Greek word kyklos with klan. The word kyklos means "circle".

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from the cu clux clan

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