THE KU KLUX KLAN
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THE KU KLUX KLAN
Liz, Raashmi, Aleks
1920s REVIVAL
MOTIVATIONS
THE BIRTH OF A NATION1915
• Northern Stonemans vs. Southern CameronsBANNED
Recruiting advertisement
MARY PHAGAN
Leo Frank(Factory Manager)
Newt Lee(Night Watchman)
Jim Conley(Factory Janitor)
April 27, 1913
STONE MOUNTAIN
William J. Simmons“Imperial Wizard”
Present Day Stone Mountain (right)
Bellingham, WA 1926
Waco 1923
Hiram Evans: Imperial Wizard
KKK wedding
Sheet music to "We Are All Loyal Klansmen", 1923
POLITICAL INFLUENCE
Klan Candidates McLennan County (1922)
From “Klansmen: Guardians of Liberty” (1926)
Waco Klan “Klavern” (meeting house)
SAMPLE INITIATION PROCEDURE
Madge Oberholtzer (State Education Department)
Grand Dragon David Stephenson
Scandal leads to decline