KKK

Question 1

KKK membership by years?

Answer 1

100,000 1921
4,000,000 1924
200,000 1929

Question 2

Common methods employed by the KKK

Answer 2

Lynchings, beatings, tar and feathers, whipping, Burning of Buildings

Question 3

Enemies of the KKK

Answer 3

Black Americans, Jews, Catholics, Communists, Atheists

Question 4

What is the Great Migration?

Answer 4

When Southern African Americans migrated north in search of work and to escape racism

Question 5

KKK states by %?

Answer 5

40% Indiana, Ohio and Illinois
25% from the Southwest Louisiana to Arizona
16% Old Confederacy States
8% Midwest
6% Pacific Coast
3% North-east New England region

Question 6

States it was alleged the Klan elected governors?

Answer 6

Maine, Ohio, Colorado and Louisiana

Question 7

Times the Klan opposed Political movements?

Answer 7

Oklahoma John Calloway walton

New York Al Smith

Question 8

Indiana Facts

Answer 8

At peak 250,000 members,over half the elected general assembly were KKK members, Home of DC Stephenson

Question 9

Alabama Facts

Answer 9

Klan maintained 50,000 paying members

Question 10

Alabama Elected klan members?

Answer 10

Bib Graves was elected Governor, Charles C. Mccall elected state attorney General

Question 11

Georgia Elected Klan Members?

Answer 11

Earl Mayfield elected to US senate,Clifford Walter to Governor

Question 12

Reasons for Demise?

Answer 12

Scandal of Suicide of woman DC had raped,he was convicted of second degree murder, widespread financial mismanagement

Question 13

Merely a symptom of Racial Hatred?

Answer 13

Some of worst crimes had no involvement of the Klan, such as the murder of Mary Turner in Brooks County Georgia 1918

Question 14

Nazi Links?

Answer 14

Fritz Kuhn wanted merger between the KKK and US Nazi party however talks broke down and any link to the Nazis was detrimental to the Klan with ongoing war

Question 15

Indiana Elections

Answer 15

Ed Jackson elected 32nd Governor of Indiana from Jan 1925