The Ku Klux Klan has been the poster child for white supremacists and neo-nazi movements in North America for more than 150 years. However, most people only remember the last 50 years in the Klan’s and for good reason, due to how violent and barbaric their actions were. However, American professor Donald Holley’s 2001 academic paper theorizes the possibility that the Klan was not always pictured out this way. During the 1920s the Ku Klux Klan had a very different rise to power as well as a presence in society, however, their positive impact is largely forgotten due to the Reconstruction Klan and the Klan of the Civil Rights era.
The roaring twenties was an incredible time for the United States, the economy was booming, people were migrating to cities leaving the rural towns behind. For those moving to the …show more content…
When a Klan member was being prosecuted in Monticello he was often arrested by a fellow Klan member and the judge would also be a member of Klan. In addition there were members of the Klan in state level politics running for governor. However, it is also what brought the second wave of the Ku Klux Klan to its knees with the conviction of one of their State leaders, David Stephenson. He was declared guilty for the murder and rape of Madge Oberholtzer, and was sentenced to life in prison. His actions put on display the true colours of the Ku Klux Klan, which resulted in Klan’s across the nation to deteriorate.
This article really gives a very interesting perspective on the the second wave of the Ku Klux Klan. There is very little if any information that shows the other side of the Klan because very little is ever mentioned in the teaching of their practices. The article is also very clear in explaining the chronological events of Klan No.108 and how they came and went, it was only really lacking in the details of the events that the Klan part took
The roaring twenties was an incredible time for the United States, the economy was booming, people were migrating to cities leaving the rural towns behind. For those moving to the …show more content…
When a Klan member was being prosecuted in Monticello he was often arrested by a fellow Klan member and the judge would also be a member of Klan. In addition there were members of the Klan in state level politics running for governor. However, it is also what brought the second wave of the Ku Klux Klan to its knees with the conviction of one of their State leaders, David Stephenson. He was declared guilty for the murder and rape of Madge Oberholtzer, and was sentenced to life in prison. His actions put on display the true colours of the Ku Klux Klan, which resulted in Klan’s across the nation to deteriorate.
This article really gives a very interesting perspective on the the second wave of the Ku Klux Klan. There is very little if any information that shows the other side of the Klan because very little is ever mentioned in the teaching of their practices. The article is also very clear in explaining the chronological events of Klan No.108 and how they came and went, it was only really lacking in the details of the events that the Klan part took