Cross burning

Not to be confused with Croix-de-Feu or Cross and flame. For other uses, see Fiery cross (disambiguation).
Cross burning during a Ku Klux Klan gathering in Oak Hill, Ohio in 1987
Ku Klux Klan members at a cross burning in 2005

In modern times, cross burning or cross lighting is a practice which is associated with the Ku Klux Klan. However, it was practiced long before the Klan's inception. Since the early 20th century, the Klan burned crosses on hillsides as a way to intimidate and threaten Black Americans and other marginalized groups.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Virginia v Black".
  2. ^ "Decades After Clashing with the Klan, A Thriving Vietnamese Community in Texas". NPR.org.