This group was lionized in D.W. Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation.
According to legend, a speech addressing the actions of this group was accompanied by Benjamin Butler waving a bloody shirt. This group's resurgence began after the death of Mary Phagan was attributed to the Jewish Leo Frank, who was subsequently killed by a band led by William Simmons. This organization's founder had earlier massacred captured soldiers at (*) Fort Pillow, and was named Nathan Bedford Forrest. This group was lionized in D.W. Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation. For ten points, identify this terrorist organization famous for wearing hooded robes, burning crosses, and lynching blacks.
According to legend, a speech addressing the actions of this group was accompanied by Benjamin Butler waving a bloody shirt.
Ku Klux Klan (or KKK) &lt;MS&gt;