Editing Cross burning (section)

{{Short description|Antiquated practice now associated with the Ku Klux Klan}}
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{{distinguish|Croix-de-Feu|Cross and flame}}
{{other uses|Fiery cross (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:KKK Burn resubmit.JPG|thumb|Cross burning during a Ku Klux Klan gathering in [[Oak Hill, Ohio]] in 1987]]
[[Image:Cross Lighting 2005.jpg|thumb|right|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 has burned crosses on hillsides as a way to [[intimidation|intimidate]] and threaten Black Americans and other marginalized groups.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/virginiavblack.html|title=Virginia v Black}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/11/25/669857481/decades-after-clashing-with-the-klan-a-thriving-vietnamese-community-in-texas|title = Decades After Clashing with the Klan, A Thriving Vietnamese Community in Texas|newspaper = NPR.org}}</ref>