Atticus tried to stifle a smile but didn’t make it. “No, we don’t have mobs and that nonsense in Maycomb. I’ve never heard of a gang in Maycomb.”
– Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 15. Jem is frightened that the racist Ku Klux Klan will come to Maycomb and try to harm Atticus, as the Tom Robinson case is about to start. But Atticus dismisses this, saying the Klan is gone a long time.