The KKK Flashcards
1
Q
Give an example of the popularity of the KKK/racism
A
Woodrow Wilson showed the Whitehouse ‘Birth of a Nation’ a prejudiced and racist film
2
Q
In what areas did African American populations increase?
A
In New York and Chicago, they doubled. This is because many people feared the racism and segregation of the southern states
3
Q
How many members were in the Ku Klux Klan in 1925?
A
5,000,000
4
Q
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
A
A set of rules designed to segregate black Americans from white Americans
5
Q
Roughly how many lynchings were there per year
A
50
6
Q
What was the life expectancy gap between African Americans and White Americans?
A
10 years
