Klu Klux Klan Flashcards
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James Cameron(3)
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1930- age 16 arrested with 2 other black men
Charged for rape of white woman, murder of white man
10-15,000 gathered broke into jail and lynched 2 men, he was saved just in time
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What revived the klan(3)
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Birth if a nation (1915)
Set in 1860’s, depicted klan as saviours if America after civil war
President Wilson supported it (played in White House)
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What caused the increase in black population in the north(2)
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Many lynch mobs in rural south
They moved to cities to get away
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Jazz(2)
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Popularity turned many black musicians in high profile figures(Paul Robeson)
Harlem Renaissance
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NAACP
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Founded by WEB Dubois
1919- had 300 branches and around 90,000 members
