Imperial Klans of America

The Imperial Klans of America (IKA) was a Dawson Springs, Kentucky-based nazified Klan group founded by Ron Edwards in 1996. IKA was one of the largest Klan groups in the U.S. until 2008 when they lost a civil law suit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center on behalf of a young-teen who was beaten by two IKA members.

This database provides an overview of many of the terms and individuals used by or associated with movements and groups that subscribe to and/or promote extremist or hateful ideologies.