KKK Flashcards
Who was David Stevenson?
He built the klan into a powerful political machine.
His downfall followed the suicide of the woman he raped. Was convicted of second degree murder.
Which three states did the most membership come from?
40% came from Indiana, Ohio and Illinois.
What was the structure of the Klan?
8 domains, divided into realms
The knights of the kkk met in a local klavern.
What methods did the KKK use?
Tar & feathering Lynching Beating Burning of buildings Burning the cross Intimidation Branching Whipping Death
Who joined the KKK?
Extremists from rural areas
Specific people from geographical areas
Farmers, shopkeepers, artisans, police, politicians ect.
% of membership from states.
40% from Indiana, Ohio & Illinois 25% from south west states Louisiana to Arizona 16% old confederacy states 8% mid west 6% pacific coast 3% North Atlantic New England
Who were enemies of the kkk?
Black Americans Jews Catholics Communists Returning back soldiers Bootleggers Atheists Foreigners Jazz People who work on a Sunday White women considered immoral.
What links did the KKK have to the Nazi’s?
The massed ranks of 40,000 klansmen marching through the streets n there hooded clothes and listening to the imperial wizard resembled Nazi rallies in Germany the following decade.
Membership stats?
100,000 by 1921
4,000,000 by 1924
2,000,000 by 1929 (starting to decline)
What did black Americans do because of the KKK?
Many migrated to the northern states, known as the great migration.
Why did the KKK use politics?
Became a new way for the klan to spread its white supremacy viewpoints
Which states did the KKK help elect governors?
Georgia Alabama California Oregon Maine Ohio Colorado Louisiana
What rampage took place in January 1923?
White supremacist rampage in Rose Wood, Florida.
Left at least 8 people dead and the entire black community of the town was driven from the area by white mobs. They burnt their homes, churches and buildings.
The black residents never returned.
Why did membership decline after 1925?
The sex scandals, power struggles and law suits contributed to the disillusionment.
