America is no stranger to racial prejudice. Ever since the end of the Civil War in the spring of 1865, the U.S. has always had the trouble to fully cope with the mixing of different races. For over more than a century had whites proclaimed themselves as the “Superior” race. On December 24, 1865, a group of six veterans of the confederate army founded The Ku Klux Klan. A secret society based on the ideals of white supremacy. They played a violent role against African Americans, Christians, Jews, and white Republicans in the south during the Reconstruction era. In several southern states, Republicans organized militia units to break up the Klan. In 1871, congress passed The Ku Klux Klan Act. These laws made it a felony for two or more
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The 1920’s played a massive role in America’s history and marked the beginning of a new era. During this time period, many events were happening all at once. In the early 20’s after the end of the First World War, the 18th amendment passed. Prohibiting the manufacturing, distribution and consumption of any alcoholic beverage. Enraging many soldiers who had just returned home. The Mafia took advantage of this and built and undercover empire which traded all sorts of illegal drinks and even narcotics. With powerful gangsters like Al Capone “Scarface”, most of the money flow in the country was controlled by the mafia. Women also took a big part in this decade. Feminism grew more and more each day and ladies began to go against their past ideals. They cut their hair short, they wore revealing clothes, they smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol, but most importantly, they began to work alongside men. Birth control was introduced and suddenly women felt free to pursue a career outside the home. New technology arose in the 20’s as well. From music to film, new creations were being completed day by day. But just as constructive actions were made, unhelpful ones were too. Thanks to a film released back in 1915 called “The Birth of a Nation” directed by D. W. Griffith, a controversial and explicitly racist movie. Many Americans were fueled to take action once again against other races. The film depicted …show more content…
Evans wrote an essay stating who the KKK represented and why. It was titled “The Klan’s Fight for Americanism”. It begins with the simple clarification that the Klan speaks for the great mass of Americans of the old pioneer stock, a blend of the so-called Nordic race. The race which, according to Evans, should be credited for giving the world most of its modern changes towards civilization. The race whose adventurous and strong men and women dared the pioneer dangers, and gave up their lives so that the new Nordic blend could evolve to be the first American race. “This remarkable character, along the new-won continent and the new-created nation, made the inheritance of the old-stock Americans the richest ever given to a generation of men” says the author. He emphasized the history behind the country’s own foundation, and how it was his race that was responsible for it. The document proceeds to discuss the moral breakdown that had been going on for the past two decades. The author argues about how it came to be that one by one, all of their (Whites) traditional moral standards were disregarded and slowly began changing. He describes how the sacredness of their Sabbath, their homes, and their right to teach their children in their own school basic facts and truths with torn away from them. He wrote “Those who maintained the old standards did so only in the face of constant ridicule” meaning the few families who sustained their
The 1920’s played a massive role in America’s history and marked the beginning of a new era. During this time period, many events were happening all at once. In the early 20’s after the end of the First World War, the 18th amendment passed. Prohibiting the manufacturing, distribution and consumption of any alcoholic beverage. Enraging many soldiers who had just returned home. The Mafia took advantage of this and built and undercover empire which traded all sorts of illegal drinks and even narcotics. With powerful gangsters like Al Capone “Scarface”, most of the money flow in the country was controlled by the mafia. Women also took a big part in this decade. Feminism grew more and more each day and ladies began to go against their past ideals. They cut their hair short, they wore revealing clothes, they smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol, but most importantly, they began to work alongside men. Birth control was introduced and suddenly women felt free to pursue a career outside the home. New technology arose in the 20’s as well. From music to film, new creations were being completed day by day. But just as constructive actions were made, unhelpful ones were too. Thanks to a film released back in 1915 called “The Birth of a Nation” directed by D. W. Griffith, a controversial and explicitly racist movie. Many Americans were fueled to take action once again against other races. The film depicted …show more content…
Evans wrote an essay stating who the KKK represented and why. It was titled “The Klan’s Fight for Americanism”. It begins with the simple clarification that the Klan speaks for the great mass of Americans of the old pioneer stock, a blend of the so-called Nordic race. The race which, according to Evans, should be credited for giving the world most of its modern changes towards civilization. The race whose adventurous and strong men and women dared the pioneer dangers, and gave up their lives so that the new Nordic blend could evolve to be the first American race. “This remarkable character, along the new-won continent and the new-created nation, made the inheritance of the old-stock Americans the richest ever given to a generation of men” says the author. He emphasized the history behind the country’s own foundation, and how it was his race that was responsible for it. The document proceeds to discuss the moral breakdown that had been going on for the past two decades. The author argues about how it came to be that one by one, all of their (Whites) traditional moral standards were disregarded and slowly began changing. He describes how the sacredness of their Sabbath, their homes, and their right to teach their children in their own school basic facts and truths with torn away from them. He wrote “Those who maintained the old standards did so only in the face of constant ridicule” meaning the few families who sustained their