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 KKK and the Nativists 8th period  Nativist 1 : a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants 2 : the revival or perpetuation of an indigenous culture especially in opposition to acculturation Ku Klux Klan 1 : an American post-Civil War secret society advocating white supremacy 2 : a 20th century secret fraternal group held to confine its membership to American-born white Christians

Here are a few random facts: - Blamed immigrants for the problems of urban industrial America - A sign of nativism in the 1920s was the "rebirth" of the KKK - Passed several immigration restriction laws. Emergency Immigration Act of 1921: established a certain percent (3% and based off of the number of people from each nation in the base year, 1910) of immigrants from each country into the United States each year.

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 Here is what the book said: - KKK's resurgence in the 1920's resembled more the antiforeign "nativists" of 1850's than the antiblack nightriders of 1860's. - The KKK was antiforeign, anti-Catholic, antiblack, anti-Jewish, antipacifist, anti-Communist, anti-internationalist, antievolutionist, antibootlegger, antigambling, antiadultery, and anti-birth control. - But pro-Anglo Saxon, pro-"native" American, and pro-Protestant. - Especially popular in Midwest and "Bible Belt" South - Up to 5 million members - A lot of members were driven by curiosity and adventure, rather than actual moral beliefs; it offered parades, secret orgies, the famous burning cross, and lynching. - The organization fell to its knees in late 1920's as embezzling and racketeering were exposed.

And the Internet...Main Points from [] -In Pulaski, Tennessee the first branch of the Ku Klux Klan was created in May of 1866. -The main purpose, at first, of white supremacy organizations, like the KKK, was to stop blacks from voting; after blacks gained the right to vote the main purpose was to undermine the power of blacks. -The NAACP became the main opponent of the KKK. -Hiram W. Evans became the Klans Imperial Wizard in November of 1922. -After Evans became the Wizard the Klan grew rapidly and some members were elected into positions of political power. -Members of the Klan were rarely arrested for serious crimes, and when they were, they were unlikely to be convicted in Southern juries. -Later the David C. Stephenson, the Klan leader, was arrested for second degree murder. This caused the membership of the Klan to drastically drop; the membership of the Klan kept dropping through the Great Depression and WWII. The organization was disbanded in 1944.

Note: The KKK is still around today. Just thought you ought to know...