The Birth of a Nation (1915) The Reign of the Ku Klux Klan ...
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The Reign of the Ku Klux Klan The Ku Klux Klan -Formed after the Civil War, by Confederate veterans. -They worked to enforce etiquette and used vigilante justice against those whom they accused of violating it. -Their punishments ranged from intimidation or beatings, to lynchings (killing someone without a trial, usually by hanging). -Due to their cruel tactics and federal laws against them, they mostly died off in the 1870s. The Birth of a Nation (1915) -The 1st blockbuster film ever made. Ticket sales broke records. -The movie takes place during and after the Civil War and portrays blacks as running their nightmarish “black empire” in which no white woman is safe. -The movie ends up being an origin story about the KKK. Portrays them as heroes who defend the weak. -Features lots of white men in black face. -Act like idiots and animals -Put bare feet on tables, bother women, dance goofily. -In it, a freed slave is lynched for wanting to marry a white woman. His body is dumped on the front steps of the Sheriff's office. -This led to a huge revival of the KKK. KKK parade 1926 - Washington, DC KKK membership estimated to be around 4 million in the 1920s The Ku Klux Klan Today - Since the 1970s the Klan has been greatly weakened by internal fighting and government undercover operations. -While some branches have kept an openly racist and militant approach, others have tried to enter the mainstream, disguising their racism as mere "civil rights for whites." -Numbers have sharply declined. *Estimated to be between 5,000 and 8,000 today. 100 KKK came to SC in July to protest the Confederate Flag being taken down from government property. KKK Rally in 1946 A klansman hangs a noose out of a car window to intimidate black voters in Miami in 1939. Members drove 75 cars around that day.
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The Reign of the Ku Klux KlanThe Ku Klux Klan-Formed after the Civil War, by Confederate veterans.-They worked to enforce etiquette and used vigilante justice against those whom they accused of violating it.
-Their punishments ranged from intimidation or beatings, to lynchings (killing someone without a trial, usually by hanging).
-Due to their cruel tactics and federal laws against them, they mostly died off in the 1870s.
The Birth of a Nation (1915)-The 1st blockbuster film ever made. Ticket sales broke records.
-The movie takes place during and after the Civil War and portrays blacks as running their nightmarish “black empire” in which no white woman is safe.
-The movie ends up being an origin story about the KKK. Portrays them as heroes who defend the weak.-Features lots of white men in black face.
-Act like idiots and animals-Put bare feet on tables, bother women, dance goofily.
-In it, a freed slave is lynched for wanting to marry a white woman. His body is dumped on the front steps of the Sheriff's office.
-This led to a huge revival of the KKK.
KKK parade 1926 - Washington, DCKKK membership estimated to be
around 4 million in the 1920s
The Ku Klux Klan Today-Since the 1970s the Klan has been greatly weakened by internal fighting and government undercover operations.
-While some branches have kept an openly racist and militant approach, others have tried to enter the mainstream, disguising their racism as mere "civil rights for whites."
-Numbers have sharply declined.*Estimated to be between
5,000 and 8,000 today.100 KKK came to SC in July to protest the Confederate Flag being taken down from government property.
KKK Rally in 1946
A klansman hangs a noose out of a car window to intimidate black voters in Miami in 1939. Members drove 75
cars around that day.
