Black Legion

Black Legion may refer to:

  • Black Army of Hungary, an army of the Kingdom of Hungary in the 15th century
  • Légion Noire, an army of French criminals raised for the last invasion of Britain in 1797
  • Black Brunswickers, an army raised by Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg against Napoleon I
  • Black Legion (political movement), a Ku Klux Klan splinter group in the Midwestern United States
  • Black Legion (film), a 1937 film about the political movement
  • Black Legion (Ustaše militia), Croatian military unit active during World War II in Yugoslavia
  • The paramilitary unit of the Republic of New Afrika
  • Les Légions Noires, a French Black Metal movement
  • The Black Legion, a legion of Chaos Space Marines in the Warhammer 40,000 universe
  • Black Legion, a supervillain team in Marvel Comics

Famous quotes containing the words black and/or legion:

    As I was going by Charing Cross,
    I saw a black man upon a black horse;
    They told me it was King Charles the First—
    —Unknown. As I was going by Charing Cross (l. 1–3)

    I am sometimes told that “Women aint fit to vote. Why, don’t you know that a woman had seven devils in her: and do you suppose a woman is fit to rule the nation?” Seven devils aint no account; a man had a legion in him.
    Sojourner Truth (c. 1797–1883)