KKK Why? Does hatred still exist? Is it more powerful than time or knowledge? These questions could be debated in many areas from our highest court in the nation to our local official offices. The grip of hatred and its evil effect far outlives its perpetrator. The KKK was created to promote the white race as the supreme race. They used bombings‚ fires‚ and lynching to intimidate African Americans and also white people who wanted to help them. This ideology influenced government to turn a blind
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The first Klan flourished in the Southern United States in the late 1860s‚ then died out ... The second KKK flourished nationwide in the early and mid-1920s Members adopted white costumes: robes‚ masks‚ and conical hats‚ designed to be outlandish and terrifying‚ and to hide their identities. The second KKK flourished nationwide in the early and mid-1920s‚ and adopted the same costumes and code words as the first Klan‚ while introducing cross burnings Three events in 1915 = catalysts to the revival
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1920’s vs. 1960’s Over the past century‚ people living in the United States have experienced many changes. As the times change‚ so do the people. In the 1920’s‚ people acted differently then compared to the people in the 1960’s. Yet‚ they both have one thing in common; they shaped our history. In the 1920’s‚ about 106‚521‚537 people inhabited the United States. It was a rough period in our history‚ with about 2‚132‚000 people unemployed and murder‚ swindles‚ and racketeering as the most popular
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POLITICO-RELIGIOUS TERRORISM: THE KKK AND AL QAEDA Religion is‚ “a most important source of constructing identity in the network society and a frequent part of collective identity building.” Religious extremist terrorist regimes can begin as political parties within their nations‚ rise to power and adopt authoritarian militancy practices to control their states. They can use their power to “repress religious competitors and political activism on the part of some groups guarantees the mobilization
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Minneapolis‚ MN: Compass Point‚ 2009. Print. "Ku Klux Klan -- Extremism in America." Ku Klux Klan -- Extremism in America. Anti-Defamation League‚ 2012. Web. 18 Dec. 2012. <http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/kkk/default.asp?LEARN_SubCat=Extremism_in_America>. "The Official Web Page." KKK. Indiana Historical Research Foundation‚ n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2012. <http://www.kkklan.com/>. "Southern Alliance of Klans." Southern Alliance of Klans. N.p.‚ 2009. Web. 18 Dec. 2012. "Spartacus Educational
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“Red Scare” of 1919-1920 (1st Red Scare) * Crusade led by Attorney General Mitchell Palmer against the suspected communists * Thousands of Americans were arrested *Impact of the Red Scare: - Business people used it to help break unions - Sacco and Vanzetti *Two Italian immigrants (anarchists‚ atheists‚ draft dodgers) charged with murder‚ found guilty and executed *showed tension between immigrants and Nativists HOODED HOODLUMS OF THE KKK - KKK re-emerged in the 1920s and was similar
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famous cocktails included Gin Rickey’s‚ Crème de Menthe‚ Bronx‚ Martini and many more. Along with the music and parties‚ the 1920’s brought about more than just that. Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ The Great Gatsby was the most famous book of the era. The book was published in 1925‚ and told the story of Jay Gatsby‚ a fictional character. It exposed how consumerism in the 1920’s affected all Americans‚ black and white
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continued terrorizing the nation‚ much like KKK members sixty years prior. This Klan had slightly different motives‚ nonetheless. African Americans were still hated and abused by the group‚ in addition to the Jewish and Catholic population. To influence in the government itself‚ Klan members would reach out to as many people as possible to vote KKK members into government positions. The term “Invisible Empire” was used to describe how powerful the KKK was in state governments‚ sometimes having enough
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investors took a chance and making money in the stock market. Americans became a consuming society. The start of prohibition created a wave of illegal clubs called speakeasies‚ that were controlled by organized crime. Although hate groups‚ like the KKK‚ undermined minorities‚ the 20s was the source of booming cities‚ New inventions‚ and tests on roles that made the 20s the best of times. As cities boomed in the “roaring 20s” it was the first time ever in history more people lived in the cities than
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America in the 1920s is known as the Jazz Age‚ the Roaring Twenties‚ the Prohibition Era‚ and many more monikers. Society during the Twenties is viewed by most as consumeristic. “The nation’s total wealth more than doubled between 1920 and 1929” (“The Roaring Twenties”). Music‚ material goods‚ and even styles of dance became part of mainstream culture and trends. The older generation was uncomfortable with the new culture‚ but for the new generation‚ it was paradise. When people think of the Twenties
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