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Ku Klux Klan (hand sign)

Hate Symbol
Ku Klux Klan (hand sign)
Since its inception, the KKK has employed a variety of salute and hand signs both publically and privately. Learn about the most common KKK gesture.
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Ku Klux Klan Robes

Hate Symbol
Ku Klux Klan Robes
The hood and robes of Ku Klux Klan members are the most visible Klan symbol of all. Read about the history and current meanings behind the Klan’s robes.
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Blood Drop Cross

Hate Symbol
"Blood Drop" Cross
The "Mystic Insignia of a Klansman" (the Blood Drop Cross) is the primary symbol related to the Ku Klux Klan. Learn more about this iconic hate symbol.
ALTERNATE NAMES: Ku Klux Klan, MIOAK
Read more about Blood Drop Cross

Burning Cross

Hate Symbol
Burning Cross
One of the most potent hate symbols is the burning cross, popularized as a terror symbol by the Ku Klux Klan.
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311

Hate Symbol
311
311 is a number used by Ku Klux Klan members to refer to the Klan. The elenth letter of the alphabet is the letter "K"; thus 3 times 11 equals "KKK," i.e., Ku Klux Klan.
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33/6

Hate Symbol
33/6
The number 33 is used by Ku Klux Klan adherents to signify the Ku Klux Klan: since the 11th letter of the alphabet is K, three Ks signify "KKK" or the Ku Klux Klan. Klan members will frequently follow this with the number 6, to indicate the historical "era" of the Klan they think the Klan currently is in.
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KIGY

Hate Symbol
KIGY
KIGY is Ku Klux Klan shorthand for "Klansman I Greet You."
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AKIA

Hate Symbol
AKIA
AKIA is Ku Klux Klan shorthand for "A Klansman I Am."
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AYAK

Hate Symbol
AYAK
AYAK is Ku Klux Klan shorthand for "Are You A Klansman?"
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KLASP

Hate Symbol
KLASP
KLASP is a Ku Klux Klan acronym for "Klannish Loyalty, A Sacred Principle."
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FGRN

Hate Symbol
FGRN
FGRN is a Ku Klux Klan acronym for "For God, Race and Nation," a common Klan slogan.
ALTERNATE NAMES: For God, Race and Nation
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ITSUB

Hate Symbol
ITSUB
ITSUB is a Ku Klux Klan acronym for "In The Sacred Unfailing Being," a reference to God. It is one of many Klan acronyms created by the Second Ku Klux Klan that emerged in 1915.
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KABARK

Hate Symbol
KABARK
KABARK is a Ku Klux Klan acronym for "Konstantly Applied By All Regular Klansmen." Today it is essentially meaningless and only used as a "sign off" in on-line messages by Klan group members.
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Non Silba Sed Anthar

Hate Symbol
Non Silba Sed Anthar
Non Silba Sed Anthar is a Ku Klux Klan slogan meaning "Not Self, But Others." It is sometimes abbreviated as NSSA.
ALTERNATE NAMES: NSSA
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LOTIE

Hate Symbol
LOTIE
LOTIE is a Ku Klux Klan abbreviation for a "Lady Of The Invisible Empire," i.e., a female Klan member.
Read more about LOTIE

Triangular Klan Symbol

Hate Symbol
Triangle Klan
The triangular Ku Klux Klan symbol looks like a triangle within a triangle but is actually three letter K's aligned in a triangle and facing inwards.
Read more about Triangular Klan Symbol
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