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Yes they are. In Forrest gump, gump says he got his name from his great uncle(i believe) who was the leader of Ku Klux Klan.

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Only for the fact that Gump was alive and in college during the cold war and the space race.

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In the movie Forrest Gump the main character is named after the leader of which organization?

He was named after Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was the first leader of the KKK (the Ku Klux Klan).


What organization did Nathan Bedford Forrest find?

The KU Klux Klan


Who is William Bradford Forrest?

William Bradford Forrest was a person that created the Ku Klux Klan (aka KKK)


Where did the character Forrest Gump originate?

His mother named him after Nathan Bedford Forrest, a noted Confederate general in the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, who is supposedly related to Gump. She intended his name to be a reminder that "sometimes we all do things that, well, just don't make no sense." Source: answers.com


What was the klu klux klan?

what was the klu klux klan


How do you spell Klux Klux Klan?

The KKK is spelled: Klu Klux Klan


What state was the ku klux klan invented in?

The Ku Klux Klan was originally a social fraternity, organized by Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, the first Grand Wizard of the Empire, in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1865 or 1867.


Who is the current leader of the ku klux klan?

a man named thomas robb is the national knights party. aka knights of the ku klux klan.


What did the Ku Klux Klan call themselves?

the ku klux klan


What is Forrest gump's birthday and zodiac sign?

Gump was born near the small town of Greenbow, Alabama, on June 6, 1944 (the same day the Allied forces began Operation Overlord). His father was absent during his life; his mother said he was "on vacation". His mother named Forrest after Nathan Bedford Forrest, a noted Confederate general in the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, who is supposedly related to Gump. She intended his name to be a reminder that "sometimes we all do things that, well, just don't make no sense."


As southern Democrats gained power they ignored the violent activities of groups such as?

the ku klux klan


What groups violent activities was ignored by the southern democrats as they gained power?

the ku klux klan