All Annotations of Ku Klux Klan in the Twentieth Century[Preview]

saved byDavid Voelker on 2008-01-27

• Much of the second Klan's appeal can be credited to its militant advocacy of white supremacy,
  anti-Catholicism, anti-Semitism, and immigration restriction, but the organization also attracted the support of many middle-class Americans
  by advocating improved law enforcement, honest government, better public schools, and traditional family life.
  • on 2008-01-27 21:29:10 David_voelker
    Note that this revived Klan was not only racist against African Americans--it also targeted Catholics, Jews, and immigrants. Nevertheless, the Klan was also a fraternal organization that promoted positive reforms as well--not that this redeems the organization.

• on 2008-01-27 14:27:41 David_voelker
  This page from the *New Georgia Encyclopedia* explains the history of the Ku Klux Klan that was revived in 1915, in part under the influence of *The Birth of a Nation*, a film released that year (and the first full-length feature film).