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Mapping the Second Ku Klux Klan, 1915-1940
Mapping the Second Ku Klux Klan is a rough timeline of the rise of the second Ku Klux Klan between 1915 and 1940.
The first Klan of Reconstruction and the third Klan of the Civil Rights era were both concentrated in the Deep South, but the second Klan spread across the United States. That tells us that parts of the Klan’s appeal (racism, anti-Semitism, and above all, anti-Catholicism) were widespread.
This map invites you to learn about the second Klan in your area and across the U.S. and to study the courage of those who opposed the Klan.
- View the map
- Learn more about this project
- Read the essay on The New York World’s Exposé and the History of the Second Ku Klux Klan
- Download the dataset