Jon R. Vulgamore Prof. Jeffrey Reed HST 123 - American History 1900-present 10 April 2007 The Klan’s view against Progressivism Hiram W. Evans’ "The Klan’s Fight for Americanism" tries to enlighten audiences to his view point. That view point being the Klan’s feeling that America is being lost to liberal ideologies and cold intellectualistic direction. He emphasizes the de-Americanizing’ issues facing the country such as the reason World War I occurred and why the Jews hold such control over
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America during this time. Many people welcomed the changes but there were also those who could not let go of old ideas. The tension manifested itself in many ways‚ including in the Ku Klux Klan movement‚ art‚ music‚ family life‚ religion and in the courts. First‚ in Document D “The Klan’s Fight For Americanism‚” the Klan is trying to hold on to old ideas. They say that they speak for Americans of the “old Pioneer Stock.” They promote racism as they are anti-black‚ anti-Catholic‚ anti-women’s rights and
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After the Great War ended‚ the 1920s became a roar of changes. Everything from mass consumption to flappers to immigration. The Ku Klux Klan‚ or KKK‚ reached its height in the 1920s‚ with a strong 5 million members. These members believed in a white Anglo-Saxon protestant community‚ a form of “pure americanism” (Kennedy 730). On the other side of things‚ the Harlem Renaissance was outpouring African-American art and culture‚ forming a sense of pride among the African-American community (Kennedy 750)
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Ben Bramblett 2/21/14 Poetry Response F This short poem outlines the familiar question about the fate of the world‚ wondering if it is more likely to be destroyed by fire or ice. People are on both sides of the debate‚ and Frost introduces the narrator to provide his personal take on the question of the end of the world. The narrator first concludes that the world must end in fire after considering his personal experience with desire and passion‚ the emotions of fire. Yet‚ after considering
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Hooded Americanism: The First Century of the Ku Klux Klan: 1865 to the Present by David Chalmers records the history of the Ku Klux Klan quite bluntly‚ all the way from its creation following the civil war‚ to the early 1960’s. The author starts the book quite strongly by discussing in detail many acts of violence and displays of hatred throughout the United States. He makes a point to show that the Klan rode robustly throughout all of the country‚ not just in the southern states. The first several
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In the 1920’s the Ku Klux Klan emerged during the aftermath of the U.S. being involved in World War I. It was founded by William J. Simmons‚ a Methodist circuit preacher who had fifteen followers. The movie The Birth of Nation was Simmons inspiration and recruiting tool for the Klan. From 1915 to 1920 Simmons was able to earn a living by attracting several thousand members to the Klan who agreed to pay membership fees. In the beginning‚ the Klan had only 4‚000 to 5‚000 members throughout Georgia
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Yizhou Xu Section 002 Case: Hiram Miller—A I‚ the general manager of Hiram Miller Chicago branch‚ am considering we should have something done with our current warehouse on Jefferson Street. The basic problem is that the 60-year-old warehouse is not capable for our daily business from many aspects any more as we move into the 21st century. Due to many limitations‚ the shortcomings
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The Klan of the 1920’s The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was notorious for their hatred towards African Americans and their proclamation of white supremacy. They were known as the invisible empire and for their symbols of intimidation‚ which included white cloaks with hoods‚ and burning crosses. The KKK was depicted as an organization which was mostly active in the southern Confederate states and targeted African Americans. It originally died out in the late 1860s‚ but The Klan rose again in the 1920’s because
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The Ku Klux Klan began their violence on African Americans in the southern states before expanding their hatred towards blacks to the southwest region of America. Large cities in states such as Texas‚ Arkansas‚ Louisiana‚ and Oklahoma began to experience the kind of violence the KKK was capable of and how far they would go in order to reach their goals. By research of novels‚ and historical articles of the damage the KKK had on this region we can see they were just has brutal as they were where they
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the second Ku Klux Klan was risen to defend White supremacy. For the last few years‚ White people have felt neglected and replaceable. They wanted to take control of the United States again and feel secure. Moreover‚ the Great War led to depression and numerous people lost their jobs. They felt the United States they once knew is gone. In the 1920s‚ there was a massive increase of immigrants‚ youth rebellion‚ suffrage‚ different religious practices. In other words‚ the Ku Klux Klan saw a new era of
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