Ku klux klan
A film was released called birth of the nation in 1915 which showed the klan saving white families from black gangs. It attracted huge audiences and re inforced the idea of white supremacy
How was it revived?
Lynching, tar and feathering, kidnapping, murder, floggings, branding with acid, order people to leave town
What activities did they do?
White sheets and wore white hoods- to protect identity and to symbolise white supermacy
What did they dress like and why?
Ku klux klan
What does the Kkk stand for?
To terrorise black ppl newly freed from slavery
What was their aim?
1870
When did it die out?
1860's by soldiers who had fought in usa civil war
When was it originally made and by who?
1915
When was it revived?
A dentist called hiram wesley, he was known as the imperial wizard
Who was their leader in the 1920's and what was his nickname?
Because the federal grand jury determined that the klan was a terrorist organisation
Why did it die out?
