{"id":794,"date":"2023-01-28T01:13:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T01:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hate2hate.eu\/?post_type=icon&#038;p=794"},"modified":"2026-08-30T12:28:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T12:28:02","slug":"burning-cross","status":"publish","type":"icon","link":"https:\/\/hate2hate.eu\/en\/icon\/burning-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"BURNING CROSS | WHITE SUPREMACIST SYMBOL"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The symbol of the #burningcross is one of the most powerful symbols of hate in the United States, having been disseminated as an image of terror by #KuKluxKlan groups since the early 1900s.<!--more--><\/h2>\n<p>Burning crosses \u2014 referred to as \u201ccrossed torches\u201d by Ku Klux Klan groups, in an attempt to suggest that they are not destroying a Christian cross \u2014 have long been used as a traditional symbol by Klan groups, both in their rituals and in attempts to intimidate and terrorize members of targeted groups.<\/p>\n<p>The symbol is strongly associated with racial intimidation. It is important to note, however, that most criminal incidents involving cross burnings are not actually connected to a Ku Klux Klan organization.\n\nThe symbol of the burning cross has also crossed the borders of the United States. Images of #Klansmen standing in front of burning crosses are not uncommon among European and other White Supremacist groups around the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXAMPLES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-795\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hate2hate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/burning-cross-1.jpg.webp?resize=258%2C265&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"265\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-796\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hate2hate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/burning-cross-2.jpg.webp?resize=218%2C315&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"315\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-797\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hate2hate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/burning-cross-3.jpg.webp?resize=197%2C209&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"209\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-798\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hate2hate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/burning-cross-4.jpg.webp?resize=99%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"120\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-799\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hate2hate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/burning-cross-5.jpg.webp?resize=115%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"115\" height=\"120\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hate2hate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/burning-cross-6.jpg.webp?resize=127%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"120\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-801\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hate2hate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/burning-cross-7.jpg.webp?resize=109%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"109\" height=\"120\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-802\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hate2hate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/itattooz-cross-tat-pictures.jpg?resize=410%2C410&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hate2hate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/itattooz-cross-tat-pictures.jpg?w=410&amp;ssl=1 410w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hate2hate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/itattooz-cross-tat-pictures.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hate2hate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/itattooz-cross-tat-pictures.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hate2hate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/itattooz-cross-tat-pictures.jpg?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hate2hate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/itattooz-cross-tat-pictures.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The symbol of the #burningcross is one of the most powerful symbols of hate in the United States, having been disseminated as an image of terror by #KuKluxKlan groups since the early 1900s.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":992,"template":"","tags":[],"category_icon":[],"class_list":["post-794","icon","type-icon","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hate2hate.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/icon\/794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hate2hate.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/icon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hate2hate.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/icon"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hate2hate.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/icon\/794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":804,"href":"https:\/\/hate2hate.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/icon\/794\/revisions\/804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hate2hate.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hate2hate.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hate2hate.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794"},{"taxonomy":"category_icon","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hate2hate.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_icon?post=794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}