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Immigration Act of 1924
National origins quota
Immigration visas to 2% of the total number of each nationality in US 1890 national census No Asian immigration Before “new immigrant” wave No limit on Western hemisphere immigration
1900-1915 – 13 million immigrants
Now only 150,000 per year
KKK Revival
KKK History Founded in 1866 by ex-Confederate soldiers Anti-Reconstruction “Invisible Empire” Terror tactics to intimidate former slaves
Lynching, burning houses and businesses If any African American became “too” successful the
Klan would try to keep African Americans in what they viewed as their place.
“New KKK”
“100% Americanism” Native-born, white Protestants Still anti- African American
Added Anti Catholic, Jewish, immigration Great Migration Immigration WWI and Red Scare
Supported prohibition, fundamentalism and a return to a simpler life
Members were not just poor Southern whites anymore Now professionals like lawyers, doctors, business
owners Estimates of 3 to 4 million members Elected 16 US Senators Claimed to control 24 of 48 state legislatures
http://www.oldmagazinearticles.com/KKK_march_on_Wahington_DC_Pennsylvania_Avenue_1925_pdf