What was the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920's like?
485188
I don't know...I wasn't born till 1983
1130199
the kkk members. its a huge national, and global, network of sicko's who have the time and money to feed their unfounded hatred.
788339
Well I think the main problem is that the KKK is not trying to push Christianity as much as it is trying to promote racism.  Now I do understand that the Klan has Christian roots, but I believe the analogy is a bit off.  I would think (and I am a Christian mind you) that those who blow up abortion clinics and stuff like that would be a better analogy than the Klan.
973820
Actually that isn't true, there's been an effort by the federal government to combat the KKK starting with the 1st government legislation ever passed specifically singling out the KKK, the Civil Rights Act of 1871, also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, which was passed by congress under the administration of Ulysses S. Grant. The Ku Klux Klan Act was effective in suppressing the KKK and the original organization, for the most part, disbanded. In 1915, film director D. W. Griffith released a movie called "The Birth of a Nation" that glorified the original KKK and caused a sudden revival of the movement. Many white protestant southerners saw the KKK as a way to combat not only African-Americans but also the large influx of Catholic immigrants (mostly Irish and Italian), Jewish immigrants and left-wing political movements that were gaining popularity in America. The revived movement began to grow through the 20's and 30's but went into another major decline after WWII. As the Nazi movement was rising in Germany before WWII, some German-Americans formed a pro-Nazi political group that openly supported Hitler called The Bund. Before the war, Klan groups began forming alliances with the Bund. Once America entered WWII against Nazi Germany the Bund was suppressed in America with most of the Bund's members being put in to internment camps and some being deported. After the war most members of the KKK, many of whom either fought in the war or had family that did, left the organization because of the ties it had with the Nazi Germany through the Bund. It was estimated the there's were over 4 million members of the KKK in the 1920's, by the end of the war the KKK had less than 40,000 left. Only the most extreme and violent members of the organization stayed and when the Civil Rights movement began in the 50's the KKK began to attract more disillusioned white southerners who believed in the violent suppression of the Civil Rights movement. Many members of the KKK held prominent positions in southern state governments, police departments and courts, protecting KKK members from arrest and prosecution. Also, there were strong ties between the Freemasons, a secretive, powerful and well connected organization, and the KKK, which helped further protect the KKK's terrorist activities. The FBI, under J. Edgar Hoover, began infiltrating the KKK in the 1950's. In 1964, congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which gave the Attorney General the power to pursue federal charges against individuals who violate the newly passed legislation. With new powers to pursue groups like the KKK under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the FBI's COINTELPRO (Counter Intelligence Program) began aggressively infiltrating the KKK. The FBI was able to create and exploit internal conflicts in the KKK and cause a severe splintering of the organization internally, resulting in several key KKK members, whether knowingly or unknowingly, becoming FBI informants. Several prominent members of the KKK were successfully prosecuted and convicted during the late 1960's leading to another major decline in the KKK through the 1970's. The 1980's saw a new generation revive the movement, resulting in sporadic violence against African-Americans. In 1981 Michael Donald, an African-American, was beaten, had his throat slit and then lynched by 2 members of the KKK in Mobile, Alabama. The FBI was became involved in the case and 2 years later successfully prosecuted and convicted the perpetrators, resulting in one of the convicted receiving the death penalty. During the investigation it became known the the murder was ordered by leaders of the Alabama KKK. The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a wrongful death civil suit against the United Klans of America on behalf of Michael Donald's mother, Beulah Mae Donald. She was awarded $7 million in damages, bankrupting the KKK. This was the end of the KKK as a national movement,
660140
Okay, first identify what the Black reform movements were.  Between 1890 you have the Back to Africa movement and the Niagara movement.  Between 1950 and 1970 you have the Civil Rights movement(similar to the Niagara movement) and radicalism like the Black Panther movement (similar to the Back to Africa movement).    Go from there.  I hope this helps.
615515
The brief rise in popularity of the KKK in the postwar south, oddly enough paralleled, a proportionate rise in ignorance, bigotry, inbreeding, and sheep raping.
628400
This is the same man that said just the other day he wanted to kill all the Jews. So 24 hr latter he want to give us a peace branch. What would we say to the KKK if they pulled this one.
893956
That is so sad.  I had an Uncle who was a member of the KKK for awhile.  Don't know how he ended up there, the rest of the family is not racist whatsoever.  I can't believe that people are still like that in this day and age.  Narrow mindedness is right!!!!
198167
That's easy. The aftermath was world war 2.\n\nWell, economic depression, the rise of Adolf Hitler, the extermination camps, etc..\n\nSome historians say that actually world war one and two are just an expanded period of great changes.
826633
I'd go for Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920
358777
Actually, I just did a research paper on the "Roaring Twenties". The Twenties were known as the "Roaring Twenties" because of the unbelievable economic prosperity, government willing to sit back and let society run itself more than any other previous United States government, and because of a social class that pushed boundaries farther than ever. Unemployment rates went down and war veterans returned home, this led to a hgue economic boost. Also, the 1920's brought many things that led to what some would call the most colorful decade in Americna history. These things include but are not limited to: the commercial radio, the Jazz Age, and the intoduction of non-silent films known as "talkies". Also, women became more independant and a new type of woman emerged. Known as "flappers", these women wore short skirts, drank and smoked, and danced just like the men. All of these attributes together added up for one hell of a decade, simply known today as the "Roaring Twenties"
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It had restricted membership and operates through a close circle of buddies.\n\nIt was not secret. It just did not advertise publicly.\n\nBy the way, the KKK is still active. Look up http://www.stetsonkennedy.com/klan.htm
892146
In my city, I think of a vibrant neighborhood where the people have cleaned things up and become self-sufficient. During the 60s and 70s it was called Union Ave. and was overrun with drug dealers and prostitutes. Today there are upscale restaurants and places of entertainment where diverse people stroll day and night and feel as safe as they do in many other sections of town. People here truly live up to the principles of Martin Luther King. Of course, I live in a progressive city, that backwards people call "liberal".
672098
KKK are ignorant hatemongers who want to eliminate anyone who isn't like them.\n\nBloods and Crips kill each other.
89096
They were treated less than human. They were subjected to all kinds of horrid research. Just look at what happened to the Tuskegee men that were allowed to die of syphillis for a medical study. They were subjected to segregation. I suggest that you do more research by perhaps going to a black church in your area and speaking to some of the elders. Many of them could tell you about what they experienced during childhood. Also, look up what happened in Tuskegee...it was horrendous.
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This practice started in the Ku klux Klan of the 1920s, NOT the post-Civil War Klan.  Originally, the Klan hated Jews as much as Blacks in the 1920s and the Klan saw themselves as defenders of Christianity.  Therefore to show Jews that they were going to "pay" for the murder of Christ, they would burn a cross on their lawn.  Therefore a burning cross made reference to teaching Jews a lesson.  Today the Klan will still burn crosses even to intimidate blacks, even though it doesn't make any sense to use a cross to intimidate blacks.  No one will ever accuse the Klan of being deep thinkers.
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Im sorry i can't help... i tried lookin for you but they only tell you who wrote it an when but you can't read it.... but link #4 on this search http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=read+%22Original+Prescripts%22+of++KKK&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t&x=wrt\nsays, Force. KKK. An Evil Force ... read the original Prescripts (available from us in our booklets section) you will plainly see that in no way, shape, or form was the KKK ...\n\nWhen I go to the site i don't see when it says read the orgignal prescripts but it might be there... i donnno so check that out