THE KU KLUX KLAN

THE KU KLUX KLAN

Liz, Raashmi, Aleks

1920s REVIVAL

MOTIVATIONS

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THE BIRTH OF A NATION1915

• Northern Stonemans vs. Southern CameronsBANNED

Recruiting advertisement

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MARY PHAGAN

Leo Frank(Factory Manager)

Newt Lee(Night Watchman)

Jim Conley(Factory Janitor)

April 27, 1913

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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)

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Waco Klan “Klavern” (meeting house)

SAMPLE INITIATION PROCEDURE

Madge Oberholtzer (State Education Department)

Grand Dragon David Stephenson

Scandal leads to decline

Documents

THE KU KLUX KLAN