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03 Mar 12
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terrorist tactics to intimidate former slaves
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Roman Catholics, Jews, African Americans, and foreigners were only the most obvious targets of the Klan's fearmongering. Bootleggers and divorcees were also targets
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post-war depression in agriculture
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defenders of Prohibition, traditional morality, and true Americanism.
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Directed against Arican Americans, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants.
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national organization with three million members
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By 1924, when the Klan had reached its peak in numbers and influence, it claimed to control 24 of the nation's 48 state legislatures
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three million members of the Klan after World War I were quite open in their activitie
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marched in parades, patronized Klan merchants, and voted for Klan-endorsed political candidates
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Klan members were a cross-section of native Protestants and that many were women and many came from urban areas
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became a millionaire from the sale of robes and hoods.
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in private, a heavy drinker and a womanizer
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kidnapping and sexually assaulting 28-year-old
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02 Mar 12
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During the early 1920s, immigration, fear of radicalism, and a revolution in morals and manners fanned anxiety in large parts of the country
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Contributing to the Klan's growth was a post-war depression in agriculture, the African American migration into northern cities, and a swelling of religious bigotry and nativism in the years after World War I. Klan members considered themselves defenders of Prohibition, traditional morality, and true Americanism. Directed against Arican Americans, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants.
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uring the early 1920s, the Klan helped elect 16 U.S. Senators and many Representatives and local officials. By 1924, when the Klan had reached its peak in numbers and influence, it claimed to control 24 of the nation's 48 state legislatures
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The three million members of the Klan after World War I were quite open in their activities. Many were small-business owners, independent professionals, clerical workers, and farmers. Members marched in parades, patronized Klan merchants, and voted for Klan-endorsed political candidates. The Klan was particularly strong in the Deep South, Oklahoma, and Indiana.
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After the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan, led by former Confederate General Nathaneal Beford Forrest, used terrorist tactics to intimidate former slaves.
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new version of the Ku Klux Klan arose during the early 1920s
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immigration, fear of radicalism, and a revolution in morals and manners fanned anxiety in large parts of the country.
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Contributing to the Klan's growth was a post-war depression in agriculture, the African American migration into northern cities, and a swelling of religious bigotry and nativism in the years after World War I. Klan members considered themselves defenders of Prohibition, traditional morality, and true Americanism. Directed against Arican Americans, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants.
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open in their activities
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rural traditionalists unable to cope with the coming of a modern urban society.
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03 Mar 11
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The Ku Klux Klan
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A new version of the Ku Klux Klan arose during the early 1920s
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immigration, fear of radicalism, and a revolution in morals and manners fanned anxiety in large parts of the country
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Klan members considered themselves defenders of Prohibition, traditional morality, and true Americanism. Directed against Arican Americans, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants.
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a national organization with three million members
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the Klan helped elect 16 U.S. Senators and many Representatives and local officials
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it succeeded in blocking the nomination of Al Smith, a New York Catholic, at the Democratic National Convention.
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The three million members of the Klan after World War I were quite open in their activities.
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Members marched in parades, patronized Klan merchants, and voted for Klan-endorsed political candidates
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articularly strong in the Deep South, Oklahoma, and Indiana.
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The leader of Indiana's Klan was David Curtis Stephenson
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Given control of the Klan in Indiana in 1922 and the right to organize in 20 other states, he soon became a millionaire from the sale of robes and hoods
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By 1930, the Klan had just 45,000 members in the nation as a whole.
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01 Mar 11
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After the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan, led by former Confederate General Nathaneal Beford Forrest, used terrorist tactics to intimidate former slaves.
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A new version of the Ku Klux Klan arose during the early 1920s. During the early 1920s, immigration, fear of radicalism, and a revolution in morals and manners fanned anxiety in large parts of the country.
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Roman Catholics, Jews, African Americans, and foreigners were only the most obvious targets of the Klan's fearmongering. Bootleggers and divorcees were also targets.
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Contributing to the Klan's growth was a post-war depression in agriculture, the African American migration into northern cities, and a swelling of religious bigotry and nativism in the years after World War I.
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Southern Publicity Association in 1917 to promote World War I fund drives. After the war, they built up membership in the Klan by giving Klansmen part of the $10 induction fee of every new member they signed up.
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By 1924, when the Klan had reached its peak in numbers and influence, it claimed to control 24 of the nation's 48 state legislatures.
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The Klan was particularly strong in the Deep South, Oklahoma, and Indiana. Historians once considered the Ku Klux Klan a group of marginal misfits, rural traditionalists unable to cope with the coming of a modern urban society. But recent scholarship shows that Klan members were a cross-section of native Protestants and that many were women and many came from urban areas.
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Stephenson's downfall, which was followed by the indictment and prosecution of many Klan-supported politicians on corruption charges, led members to abandon the organization in drove
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28 Feb 11
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Bootleggers
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02 Dec 10
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02 Mar 10
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After the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan, led by former Confederate General Nathaneal Beford Forrest, used terrorist tactics to intimidate former slaves. A new version of the Ku Klux Klan arose during the early 1920s.
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Contributing to the Klan's growth was a post-war depression in agriculture, the African American migration into northern cities, and a swelling of religious bigotry and nativism in the years after World War I. Klan members considered themselves defenders of Prohibition, traditional morality, and true Americanism. Directed against Arican Americans, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants.
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the Klan helped elect 16 U.S. Senators and many Representatives and local officials. By 1924, when the Klan had reached its peak in numbers and influence, it claimed to control 24 of the nation's 48 state legislatures. That year, it succeeded in blocking the nomination of Al Smith, a New York Catholic, at the Democratic National Convention.
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The three million members of the Klan after World War I were quite open in their activities. Many were small-business owners, independent professionals, clerical workers, and farmers. Members marched in parades, patronized Klan merchants, and voted for Klan-endorsed political candidates.
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sed terrorist tactics to intimidate former slaves
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The Klan was particularly strong in the Deep South, Oklahoma, and Indiana.
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A new version of the Ku Klux Klan arose during the early 1920s. During the early 1920s, immigration, fear of radicalism, and a revolution in morals and manners fanned anxiety in large parts of the country.
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Roman Catholics, Jews, African Americans, and foreigners were only the most obvious targets of the Klan's fearmongering. Bootleggers and divorcees were also targets.
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Klan members considered themselves defenders of Prohibition, traditional morality, and true Americanism. Directed against Arican Americans, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants.
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During the early 1920s, the Klan helped elect 16 U.S. Senators and many Representatives and local officials. By 1924, when the Klan had reached its peak in numbers and influence, it claimed to control 24 of the nation's 48 state legislatures. That year, it succeeded in blocking the nomination of Al Smith, a New York Catholic, at the Democratic National Convention.
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three million members of the Klan after World War I were quite open in their activities.
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The Klan was particularly strong in the Deep South, Oklahoma, and Indiana.
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Klan members were a cross-section of native Protestants and that many were women and many came from urban areas.
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David Curtis Stephenson
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Stephenson's downfall, which was followed by the indictment and prosecution of many Klan-supported politicians on corruption charges, led members to abandon the organization in droves.
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Within a year, the number of Klansmen in Indiana fell from 350,000 to 15,000. By 1930, the Klan had just 45,000 members in the nation as a whole.
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Confederate General Nathaneal Beford Forrest,
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1920s, immigration, fear of radicalism, and a revolution in morals and manners fanned anxiety in large parts of the country
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Roman Catholics, Jews, African Americans, and foreigners were only the most obvious targets
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Bootleggers and divorcees
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swelling of religious bigotry and nativism in the years after World War I.
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efenders of Prohibition, traditional morality, and true Americanism
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an helped elect 16 U.S. Senators
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1924, w
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peak in numbers and influence
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small-business owners, independent professionals, clerical workers, and farmers.
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native Protestants and that many were women and many came from urban areas.
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01 Mar 10
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After the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan, led by former Confederate General Nathaneal Beford Forrest, used terrorist tactics to intimidate former slaves.
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Edward Clarke, a former Atlanta journalist, and Bessie Tyler, a former madam, had formed the Southern Publicity Association in 1917 to promote World War I fund drives.
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Confederate General Nathaneal Beford Forrest, used terrorist tactics to intimidate former slaves.
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During the early 1920s, immigration, fear of radicalism, and a revolution in morals and manners fanned anxiety in large parts of the country. Roman Catholics, Jews, African Americans, and foreigners were only the most obvious targets of the Klan's fearmongering. Bootleggers and divorcees were also targets.
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Klan members considered themselves defenders of Prohibition, traditional morality, and true Americanism. Directed against Arican Americans, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants.
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Southern Publicity Association in 1917 to promote World War I fund drives.
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the Klan helped elect 16 U.S. Senators and many Representatives and local officials.
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The three million members of the Klan after World War I were quite open in their activities. Many were small-business owners, independent professionals, clerical workers, and farmers.
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The Klan was particularly strong in the Deep South, Oklahoma, and Indiana.
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Klan members were a cross-section of native Protestants and that many were women and many came from urban areas.
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Stephenson's downfall, which was followed by the indictment and prosecution of many Klan-supported politicians on corruption charges, led members to abandon the organization in droves. Within a year, the number of Klansmen in Indiana fell from 350,000 to 15,000. By 1930, the Klan had just 45,000 members in the nation as a whole.
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After the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan, led by former Confederate General Nathaneal Beford Forrest, used terrorist tactics to intimidate former slaves. A new version of the Ku Klux Klan arose during the early 1920s. During the early 1920s, immigration, fear of radicalism, and a revolution in morals and manners fanned anxiety in large parts of the country. Roman Catholics, Jews, African Americans, and foreigners were only the most obvious targets of the Klan's fearmongering. Bootleggers and divorcees were also targets.
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Contributing to the Klan's growth was a post-war depression in agriculture, the African American migration into northern cities, and a swelling of religious bigotry and nativism in the years after World War I. Klan members considered themselves defenders of Prohibition, traditional morality, and true Americanism. Directed against Arican Americans, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants. -
During the early 1920s, the Klan helped elect 16 U.S. Senators and many Representatives and local officials. By 1924, when the Klan had reached its peak in numbers and influence, it claimed to control 24 of the nation's 48 state legislatures.
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The three million members of the Klan after World War I were quite open in their activities. Many were small-business owners, independent professionals, clerical workers, and farmers. Members marched in parades, patronized Klan merchants, and voted for Klan-endorsed political candidates. The Klan was particularly strong in the Deep South, Oklahoma, and Indiana. Historians once considered the Ku Klux Klan a group of marginal misfits, rural traditionalists unable to cope with the coming of a modern urban society. But recent scholarship shows that Klan members were a cross-section of native Protestants and that many were women and many came from urban areas.
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The leader of Indiana's Klan was David Curtis Stephenson, a Texan who had worked as a printer's apprentice in Oklahoma before becoming a salesman in Indiana
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A public defender of Prohibition and womanhood, Stephenson was, in private, a heavy drinker and a womanizer. In 1925 he was tried, convicted, and sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting 28-year-old Madge Oberholtzer, who ran a state program to combat illiteracy. Stephenson's downfall, which was followed by the indictment and prosecution of many Klan-supported politicians on corruption charges, led members to abandon the organization in droves. Within a year, the number of Klansmen in Indiana fell from 350,000 to 15,000. By 1930, the Klan had just 45,000 members in the nation as a whole.
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