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https://theconversation.com/protestantisms-troubling-history-with-white-supremacy-in-the-us-141438
The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest Protestant denomination in the US. They split from other Baptists on the issue of slavery before the Civil War. When the Supreme Court ordered integration of the public schools the Catholic Church integrated its schools, but Protestants set up private religious schools racially segregated.
The KKK recruits from the southern Protestants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan_recruitment
"Bloc recruitment" was coined by Black sociologist Anthony Oberschall.[4] Bloc recruitment refer to "the way in which social movement organizers often recruit members and participants among groups of individuals already organized for some other purpose."[4] This strategy was advantageous to the Klan because it allowed them to recruit large groups of members from one source instead of being faced with the difficult task of recruiting individuals one by one. This strategy was also effective because it allowed the Klan to build upon the solidarity already in place from other organizations. The organizations that the KKK targeted for bloc recruitment were usually fraternal lodges and Protestant churches. Protestant ministers were offered free membership and powerful Chaplain status within the KKK. Recruitment also involved recruitment drives that toured the United States.[5] Members of organizations like churches and fraternal lodges, were easily accessible by Kleagles or Klan recruiters because they were already socially active in public issues through their involvement in these organizations.”
If one is looking for the social milieu in which the killers of Ahmaud Arbery could arise it can be found in the Southern Baptist Convention