Who were the Black Legion?

Who are the black legion?

• Answer:

  There are a couple of possibilities. Considering where your question is, I'd assume that you are wondering about the association that was an additional organisation within the Ku Klux Klan in the 1930s. According to the FBI FOIA page: "This cult-type organization operated in the Midwest in the 1930's supposedly to protect the United States from various forms of "isms." Members wore black costumes with skull and crossbones insignia and were allegedly responsible for numerous murders" According to Wikipedia, a series of arrests following the death of one Charles Poole brought an end to the organization. Further information can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Legion_(murder_cult) http://info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cfm?id=151&category=events The second link is a full archived article by the detroit news on the black legion and the murder. There is also a legion of chaos space marines in the fictional universe of Warhammer 40k named 'the black legion'.