meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Rest Is History

656. The Ku Klux Klan: Birth of a Nation (Part 3)

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

History

4.6 • 26.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2026

⏱️ 73 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

How did the second incarnation of the clan, born in Georgia in 1915, grow into a seemingly indomitable nation-wide fraternal organisation, numbering millions? Who were its new targets? And, with the Klan’s momentum seemingly unstoppable and an election on the horizon, would their appalling violence be publicly condemned? Join Tom and Dominic as they chart the second rise of the violent, tyrannical, Ku Klux Klan…. _______ Advertise with us: Partnerships@goalhanger.com To read our new newsletter, sign up here: therestishistory.com/newsletters Join The Rest Is History Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to every series and live show tickets, a members-only newsletter, discounted books from the show, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at the⁠restishistory.com⁠ For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editors: Jack Meek, Harry Swan + Adam Thornton Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Tabby Syrett & Aaliyah Akude  Senior Producer: Callum Hill Executive Producer: Dom Johnson  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Now, are all the traitors present? Let's get started, shall we? From rags to riches. I'm so sick of this. Working like a dog and being treated worse. Yorkshire to New York. Poor climbers, you and me. A life dedicated to revenge. Let's make this an occasion to remember. A Woman of Substance on Channel 4, stream now.

0:37.2

We, the order of the knights of the Ku Klux Klan, reverentially acknowledged the majesty and supremacy

0:41.7

of Almighty God, and recognize His goodness and providence through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

0:51.1

Recognizing our relation to the government of the United States of America.

0:56.7

We shall ever be devoted to the sublime principles of a pure Americanism

1:03.7

and valiant in the defense of its ideals and institutions.

1:10.8

We avow the distinction between the races of mankind of its ideals and institutions.

1:17.1

We avow the distinction between the races of mankind as decreed by the Creator.

1:23.4

And we shall ever be true to the maintenance of white supremacy and strenuously oppose any compromise thereof. We appreciate the value of practical, fraternal relationship

1:35.0

among men of kindred thought, purpose, and ideals, and we shall faithfully devote ourselves

1:42.3

to the practice of an honorable clannishness that the

1:47.3

life of each may be a constant blessing to others.

1:54.4

None silver, said Anthar, done in the orlik of his majesty, the emperor of the invisible empire.

2:06.0

Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, in the Imperial Palace, in the Imperial City of Atlanta, Commonwealth

2:14.9

of Georgia, United States of America.

2:19.1

This is the 29th day of November.

2:23.4

Ano Klan 56.

2:27.0

So that, Dominic, was no laughing matter because it was the creed,

2:32.1

spelled with a K, of the Ku Klux Klan, as published in the Kloran, again

2:37.1

spelled with a K, which was the Constitution and Laws of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc. instituted in 1922.

2:44.1

And, I mean, it starts off sounding quite normal, and it ends up sounding like something from, I don't know, Star Wars Return of the Phantom Menace or something. And you know the single worst thing about it? Non-silber said Anther. I mean, what the hell is that? Well, it's apparently it's a mixture of Latin and Gothic. And you can't go mixing Latin and Gothic. Well, surely an Ostrogoth might have spoken a mixture of Latin. I don't think so. I mean, you're either speaking one or the other. Come on, make your mind up. Yeah, there's so much to unpack there, actually. Now, last week when we were talking about the clan, we were talking about a paramilitary group that was born in the Reconstruction South, so in the 1860s after the American Civil War.

3:26.0

And its purpose was to restore white supremacy in the beaten states of the Confederacy.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Goalhanger, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Goalhanger and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright Š Tapesearch 2026.