Do you know what organization the statements below describe?
(made up of)"White, lower middle-class, Protestant Americans in the North and Midwest were fearful that immigrants were changing traditional American culture"
"opposes immigration, and foreign entanglements"
" God has raised up this great patriotic organization to unmask popery.”
"exercised great power at the ballot box, helping to elect governors -- house members -- Senators -- Supreme Court"
"The organization claimed to stand for morality, but its leaders provided the worst possible examples"
Any guesses?
Let me give you a hint, the name initials are KKK
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(made up of)"White, lower middle-class, Protestant Americans in the North and Midwest were fearful that immigrants were changing traditional American culture"
"opposes immigration, and foreign entanglements"
" God has raised up this great patriotic organization to unmask popery.”
"exercised great power at the ballot box, helping to elect governors -- house members -- Senators -- Supreme Court"
"The organization claimed to stand for morality, but its leaders provided the worst possible examples"
Any guesses?
Let me give you a hint, the name initials are KKK
Ku Klux Klan, 1920s, nativism, white supremacy, racial discrimination, anti-immigrant sentiment, social tensions, American politics
In the 1920s, cultural conflict and modernization helped resuscitate the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), nativism, white supremacy, racial discrimination, anti-immigrant sentiment, and social tensions. The KKK soon saw decline by 1928. Its revival after World War II was related to opposition to the growing...
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