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KU KLUX KLAN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-04-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
- Sociology of Human Relations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Ku Klux Klan
1, record 1, English, Ku%20Klux%20Klan
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- KKK 1, record 1, English, KKK
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is the name of a number of past and present fraternal organizations in the United States that have advocated white supremacy, anti-Semitism, racism, anti-Catholicism, homophobia, and nativism. These organizations have often used terrorism, violence and acts of intimidation such as cross burnings to oppress African Americans and others. 1, record 1, English, - Ku%20Klux%20Klan
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
- Sociologie des relations humaines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Ku Klux Klan
1, record 1, French, Ku%20Klux%20Klan
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- KKK 1, record 1, French, KKK
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Klan 1, record 1, French, Klan
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Ku Klux Klan (appelé souvent par son acronyme KKK ou également le Klan) est une organisation suprématiste blanche protestante des États-Unis d'Amérique née le 24 décembre 1865. Classée à l'extrême droite sur l'échiquier politique américain, elle n'a jamais été cependant un parti mais plutôt une organisation de défense ou de lobbying des intérêts et des préjugés des éléments traditionalistes et xénophobes des citoyens blancs protestants, les White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP), communauté «ethnico-religieuse» à la base du peuplement et de la création de ce pays. 1, record 1, French, - Ku%20Klux%20Klan
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos y comités internacionales
- Sociología de las relaciones humanas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Ku Klux Klan
1, record 1, Spanish, Ku%20Klux%20Klan
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- KKK 1, record 1, Spanish, KKK
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ku Klux Klan (KKK) es el nombre que han adoptado varias organizaciones en los Estados Unidos, que han predicado la supremacía de la raza blanca, el antisemitismo, racismo, anticatolicismo y nativismo. Con frecuencia, estas organizaciones han recurrido al terrorismo, la violencia y actos intimidatorios como la quema de cruces, para oprimir a sus víctimas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Ku%20Klux%20Klan
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