Black Legion (murder cult)

The Black Legion was an offshoot organization of the Ku Klux Klan and operated in the midwestern United States in the 1930's. The organization was founded by William Shepard. http://www.nathanielturner.com/blacklegion2.htm The group's total membership was estimated between 20,000 and 30,000, centered in Detroit, Michigan. The Black Legion was also the name of a 1937 Humphrey Bogart film, featuring a fictionalized version of the group.

Related Topics:
Ku Klux Klan - United States - 1930 - Detroit, Michigan - Humphrey Bogart

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Members wore black uniforms with skull and crossbones insignia and were allegedly responsible for numerous murders of alleged communists and socialists, notably Earl Little, Malcolm X's father.

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Skull and crossbones - Malcolm X

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