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The '''Imperial Klans of America''' is a [[Ku Klux Klan]] organization.
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The '''Imperial Klans of America, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan''' ('''IKA''') is a pro white [[fascist]] organization. Until somewhere in the late 2000s, it was the actual second largest Klan group in the United States, and the largest at one point in the early 2000s. In 2008, the IKA was known to have at least 23 chapters in 17 states.


== SPLC lawsuit ==
Since then the IKA has unfortunately been weakened, although the IKA continue to remain active in 2020, it had dwindled to only 2 chapters by 2012.
In 2006, two members were convicted and sentenced to two years prison for beating an individual of Native American and Panamanian descent at a Kentucky county fair, where they were recruiting. The [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] (SPLC) filed a civil suit on Gruver's behalf against the two members and the organization's leader, Ron Edwards. In 2008, Gruver was awarded $1.5 million in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages. Edwards war ordered to pay all of the punitive damages and 20% of the compensatory damages.


The SPLC alleged regarding Edwards, that Edwards' group had incited violence against minorities through actions such as racist speeches, hosting the "Nordic Fest" (an annual music festival), and by playing "hate metal". Edwards, who represented himself during the trial, denied the charge and said his group's not generally violent.<ref>SPLC Wins $2.5 Mill. Verdict Against Imperial Klans of America http://keyconversationsradio.com/splc-wins-2-5-mill-verdict-against-imperial-klans-of-america/</ref><ref>Klan group ordered to pay $2.5 million http://www.nbcnews.com/id/27728315/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/klan-group-ordered-pay-million/</ref> The SPLC even admits that the organization's website clearly stated that the group does not condone violence, and stated that "ANY MEMBER COMMITTING ANY ILLEGAL ACT DOES SO ON THEIR OWN," but despite this alleges lack of proper rules of conducts for recruiters.<ref>Imperial Klans of America https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/imperial-klans-america</ref>


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The IKA is headquartered at a property near in Illinois, which serves as a venue for the annual local [[Nordic Fest]]. The group describes itself as the sixth era of the Ku Klux Klan, and in spite of anti-constitutional attacks, cont8nues to assert that it has constitutional rights as part of the c9nstitutionally protectedย  Unorganized Militia and that it stands upon Supreme Court decisions in favor of previous Klans.


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Latest revision as of 10:47, 15 February 2024

The Imperial Klans of America, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (IKA) is a pro white fascist organization. Until somewhere in the late 2000s, it was the actual second largest Klan group in the United States, and the largest at one point in the early 2000s. In 2008, the IKA was known to have at least 23 chapters in 17 states.

Since then the IKA has unfortunately been weakened, although the IKA continue to remain active in 2020, it had dwindled to only 2 chapters by 2012.


The IKA is headquartered at a property near in Illinois, which serves as a venue for the annual local Nordic Fest. The group describes itself as the sixth era of the Ku Klux Klan, and in spite of anti-constitutional attacks, cont8nues to assert that it has constitutional rights as part of the c9nstitutionally protected Unorganized Militia and that it stands upon Supreme Court decisions in favor of previous Klans.

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