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When was the KKK originally set up?
1860s
What was originally set up in the 1860s?
the KKK
Who was the KKK originally set up by?
Soldiers who fought in the American Civil War
What did soldiers who fought in the American Civil War set up?
the KKK
What was the original aim of the KKK?
To terrorise black people newly freed from slavery
When did the KKK first die out?
1870s
Why did the KKK originally die out?
A federal Grand Jury determined that it was a terrorist organisation
What revived the KKK?
The release of a film The birth of a nation
When was the birth of a nation released?
1915
What was The birth of a nation (setting, what it showed, when it was set)?
It was set in the South after the Civil war and showed the KKK saving white families from gangs of black people who wanted to rape and loot
What did The birth of a nation reinforce?
White supremecy
What reinforced white supremacy?
The birth of a nation
What caused membership to increase?
increase of immigrants and migrants
What did immigrants and migrants cause?
increase in membership
What were klan members?
WASPs
What did klan members see themselves as?
Superior to other races
Who saw themselves as Superior to other races?
Klan members
What were klan members against?
communists, black people , jews, Catholics and foreigners
What did klansmen wear?
White robes and hoods
What was their outfit designed to do?
Conceal their identity as they attacked their victims at night
What did their white clothes symbolise?
White supremacy
What did members carry?
American flags and lit burning crossing at their night time meetings
Who was their leader? what was he?
A dentist, Hiram Wesley Evans
What was their leader addressed as?
Imperial wizard
What were officers known as?
Klaliffs, Kluds or Klabees
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