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When did the KKK start?
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fall of 1915
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led y? where?
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william joseph simmons- stone mountain in georgia
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the decline of the kkk can be attributed to?
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toxic combo of violence, politics, and explosive leadershipfailure to produced promised results FOURTH...
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who is responsible largely in the press?
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new york world- exposecommercial appeal- memphis- cartoonsmontgomery's advertiser- editorial
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when was the original kkk organized? by?
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1866; confederate veterans
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why?
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hopes of preventing slaves from exercising their recently acquired rightsceased after they...
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the kkk remained miniscule in 1915, until what?
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1920- two enterprisers spread the movement
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who was this?
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edward young clark, elizabeth tyler- 1/4 of the 10 each member payed
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because of their creativity, klan membership soared to?
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4 million
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kkk recruiters promised what?
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betters schoolsimprove law enforcementtraditional values
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used what kind of loaded phrases?
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pure womanhood100 percent americansthe tenets of the christian religion
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how did journalism first respond to this movement?
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they covered it like any other organization would be
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what was the 1st and most comprehensive journalistic crusade of the klan?
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new york world- expose"Ku Klux Klan Exposed!"
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What did the opening article characterize?
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the klan's growth as a financial scam
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the series continued how?
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full throttle day after day for 3 weeks
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