Racism and the Ku Klux Klan (HSC SSCE Modern History): Flashcards
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Jim Crow Laws purpose
Jim Crow Laws purpose
Enforced racial segregation under 'separate but equal'
Year Ku Klux Klan founded
Year Ku Klux Klan founded
1866, after US Civil War
1915 film that aided KKK revival
1915 film that aided KKK revival
Birth of a Nation, portrayed KKK as heroic
KKK membership peak by 1925
KKK membership peak by 1925
Over 4 million members nationwide
1924 Immigration Act quota
1924 Immigration Act quota
2% of each nationality from 1890 census
Kleagles in KKK
Kleagles in KKK
Paid recruiters, earned $10 per new member
Klaverns definition
Klaverns definition
Local Klan groups
Imperial Wizard title
Imperial Wizard title
Head of Ku Klux Klan
David Stephenson 1925 conviction
David Stephenson 1925 conviction
Second-degree murder of Madge Oberholtzer
KKK membership loss 1925-30
KKK membership loss 1925-30
Over 3 million members lost nationally