kleagle

kleagle
klea·gle

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  • Kleagle — is the title held by a form of Ku Klux Klan officer whose role is to recruit new members. Kleagle is also the rank held by Edgar Ray Killen, a Mississippi Klansman long suspected of involvement in a notorious civil rights movement murder that was …   Wikipedia

  • kleagle — n. An officer, especially an attorney, of the Ku Klux Klan. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Kleagle — (n.) title of an officer in the KKK, 1924, from KLAN (Cf. Klan) + EAGLE (Cf. eagle) …   Etymology dictionary

  • kleagle — /klee geuhl/, n. an official of the Ku Klux Klan. [1920 25, Amer.; KL(AN) + EAGLE] * * * …   Universalium

  • kleagle — klea•gle [[t]ˈkli gəl[/t]] n. an official of the Ku Klux Klan • Etymology: 1920–25 …   From formal English to slang

  • kleagle — ˈklēgəl noun ( s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: klan + eagle : a high ranking officer in the hierarchy of the Ku Kluxers organization …   Useful english dictionary

  • New York World Exposé of the Ku Klux Klan — The New York World’s exposé of the Ku Klux Klan brought national media to the operations and actions of the Ku Klux Klan beginning on September 6th, 1921.[1] It published a series of twenty one consecutive daily articles that discussed numerous… …   Wikipedia

  • Arthur H. Bell — (c1890 c1980) was a Bloomfield, New Jersey lawyer.cite book |last=Chalmers |first=David Mark |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Hooded Americanism: The History of the Ku Klux Klan |year=1987 |publisher= |quote=Clad in yellow robes, Arthur H. Bell,… …   Wikipedia

  • Ku Klux Klan members in United States politics — This article discusses notable figures in U.S. national politics who were alleged to have been members of the Ku Klux Klan prior to their public careers. Supreme Court justice Hugo Black was a Klan member in the 1920s.[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Ku Klux Klan — KKK redirects here. For other uses, see KKK (disambiguation). Ku Klux Klan Ku Klux Klan rally, Gainesville, Florida, December 31, 1922 …   Wikipedia

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