Adaptive immune defenses. The immune response to viral infection comprises innate and adaptive defenses. The innate response, which we have discussed previously, functions continuously in a normal host without exposure to any virus. Most viral infections are controlled by the innate immune system.
The Ku Klux Klan was formed as a social club by a group of Confederate Army veterans in Pulaski, Tennessee in the winter of 1865-66. The group adopted the name Ku Klux Klan from the Greek word kyklos, meaning circle, and the English word clan.
Ku Klux Klan members parade in Washington, D.C., during the 1920s, a decade in which Klan membership grew into the millions and the group exerted significant political influence. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is a white supremacist organization that was founded in 1866.Throughout its notorious history, factions of the secret fraternal organization have used acts of terrorismâincluding murder, Lynching, Arson, rape, and bombingâto oppose the granting of Civil Rights to African Americans.u Klux Klan members parade in Washington, D.C., during the 1920s, a decade in which Klan membership grew into the millions and the group exerted significant political influence. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is a white supremacist organization that was founded in 1866.