The Fall of Hate: KKK
In the 1920's, a preacher murdered a Catholic priest for wedding his daughter to a Puerto Rican man. During any other time in history, this preacher would be charged, tried, and convicted of such an irrational crime. However, he was acquitted. The crimes of the man went un-judged and practically unnoticed. He had killed a man. However, there was one aspect of the man's life that "redeemed" him to his innocence. He belonged to the Second Ku Klux Klan. The Second Ku Klux Klan was founded in 1915 by William Simmons and fifteen of his followers. This rebirth of white supremacy was formed as a reaction to recent growth in immigration, and the rights that were given to blacks during WWI. The idea was a success, and quickly developed into a group of over 100,000 men by 1921. They established a political presence when members were elected as state officials in Texas, Oklahoma, Maine, Oregon, and Indiana. By 1925, the Ku Klux Klan had become a prominent force in the United States and increased to a size of more than four million people. With these key factors in place, it seems as though the Ku Klux Klan may have been virtually unstoppable. However, in the 1930's the clan population had reduced to the thousands. Then
Traumatized by the violent attack, the women attempted suicide by taking poison. Contra Costa County Office of Education. The decline continued, and by 1930, the number of members was in the thousands. The incapability of the KKK's leaders to move in positive directions logically resulted in the corruption and downfall of its followers. The Klansman leader was convicted of 2nd degree murder and sentenced to life in prison, all in full view of the public eye. In that same year, the entire Klan of Pennsylvania decided to break off from the KKK; they sued for $100,000 in damages. This corrupt following contributed even more to the decline of the KKK.
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