When did American Experience Season 27 Episode 2 air?
American Experience Season 27 Episode 2 aired on January 13, 2015 at 8 PM ET.


TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

The rise of the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina during the 1960s is recalled. In 1963, Bob Jones Sr. started the state's chapter for the racist organization, and grew its membership to more than 10,000 within three years. Included: remarks from sociologist David Cunningham, whose book "Klansville, USA" the documentary is partially based on; historians David Cecelski and Gary Freeze; the Southern Poverty Law Center's Mark Potok; and journalist Patsy Sims, author of "The Klan."
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American Experience Season 27 Episode 2 aired on January 13, 2015 at 8 PM ET.
This episode runs for approximately 55 minutes.
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