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David Duke (D/R), a politician who ran in both Democratic and Republican presidential primaries, was openly involved in the leadership of the Ku Klux Klan. [59] He was founder and Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in the mid-1970s; he re-titled his position as "National Director" and said that the KKK needed to "get out of the cow ...
Three Ku Klux Klan members at a 1922 parade In this 1926 cartoon, the Ku Klux Klan chases the Catholic Church, personified by St. Patrick, from the shores of America. Among the "snakes" are various supposed negative attributes of the Church, including superstition, the union of church and state, control of public schools, and intolerance.
The Politics of Provincialism: The Democratic Party in Transition, 1918-1932 (1968) Chalmers, David. "The Ku Klux Klan in politics in the 1920's." Mississippi Quarterly 18.4 (1965): 234-247 online. Goldberg, David J. "Unmasking the Ku Klux Klan: The northern movement against the KKK, 1920-1925." Journal of American Ethnic History (1996): 32-48 ...
The American Party of 1924 was tagged as the Ku Klux Klan party; [1] although its leaders denied this, they did announce that "counsels of the 'invisible empire' would be needed in the coming campaign, and would be given first consideration in all deliberations". Pickett would be particularly outspoken in denouncing national political figures ...
– In 1924 America experienced the zenith of KKK membership. ... that is 6 out of every 100 Americans were enrolled KKK members. In May, the Fresno chapter of the KKK kicked off a 10-day “Klan ...
Founded in 1828, the Democratic Party is the oldest active voter-based political party in the world. The party has changed significantly during its nearly two centuries of existence. Once known as the party of the "common man", the early Democratic Party stood for individual rights and state sovereignty, and opposed banks and high tariffs.
Between September 1923 and February 1924, Dan Moody led Williamson County’s prosecution against four Klan members — yet hardly anyone knows about it.
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