100 years later: The KKK parades through downtown Grand Rapids

100 years later: The KKK parades through downtown Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Ku Klux Klan is still active in the United States, but it's nothing like what it was at the height of its power of the 1920s. Known for white hoods, racist policies and dereliction for violence, the Klan welcomed in more than a million members, including politicians and police officers. Klan organizers in that time were focused on the northern part of the country and put a heavy emphasis on establishing command i…