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Digital History: The Ku Klux Klan WebsiteDigital History: The Ku Klux Klan Website
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Digital History
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9th - 10th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Websites
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1180L
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Digital History: The Ku Klux Klan

Curated by ACT

A look at the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan after World War I in response to the agricultural depression and the migration of African Americans into northern cities. Read about its swift growth, and equally swift loss of members by the end of the 1920s.

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the ku klux klan

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nativism, return of nativism, digital history, ku klux klan, ku klux klan resurgence, political influence of the ku klux klan

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Ku Klux Klan

Michigan State University
Primary source documents and texts related to the beliefs, practices, and activities of the Ku Klux Klan in the early decades of the 20th century. Included are some materials on women in the KKK. All materials can be downloaded.
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Seattle Civil Rights Project: Ku Klux Klan in Washington State, 1920s

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Classroom Discussion Starter: Freedom of Expression

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National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Divisions: Ku Klux Klan

National Humanities Center
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