Several former members of the Ku Klux Klan have served in the U.S. Congress, most notably Senator Robert Byrd from West Virginia, who was a member of the Klan in the 1940s. Byrd later renounced his Klan affiliation and became a prominent Democratic leader in the Senate. Another example is former Congressman John William "Bill" Smith, who was a Klan member in the 1950s. These cases highlight the complex and often troubling histories of certain political figures in American history.
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