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When did the KKK start?
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Fall of 1915
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Led y? where?
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William joseph simmons- stone mountain in georgia
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The decline of the kkk can be attributed to?
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Toxic combo of violence, politics, and explosive leadershipfailure to produced promised results FOURTH ESTATE
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Who is responsible largely in the press?
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New york world- exposecommercial appeal- memphis- cartoonsmontgomery's advertiser- editorial
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When was the original kkk organized? by?
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1866; confederate veterans
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Why?
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Hopes of preventing slaves from exercising their recently acquired rightsceased after they felt they had completed
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The kkk remained miniscule in 1915, until what?
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1920- two enterprisers spread the movement
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Who was this?
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Edward young clark, elizabeth tyler- 1/4 of the 10 each member payed
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Because of their creativity, klan membership soared to?
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4 million
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Kkk recruiters promised what?
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Betters schoolsimprove law enforcementtraditional values
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Used what kind of loaded phrases?
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Pure womanhood100 percent americansthe tenets of the christian religion
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How did journalism first respond to this movement?
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They covered it like any other organization would be
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What was the 1st and most comprehensive journalistic crusade of the klan?
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New york world- expose"Ku Klux Klan Exposed!"
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What did the opening article characterize?
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the klan's growth as a financial scam
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The series continued how?
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Full throttle day after day for 3 weeks
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