1. The roaring twenties
2.1.17

2. My Valentine’s gift to you: You may pick your seats this month*
Entry Task
My Valentine’s gift to you:
You may pick your seats this month*
*I reserve the right to move anyone’s seat, at any time, for any reason

3. Intro Video by History Channel
The KKK
Intro Video by History Channel

4. KKK Founded 1866, in Pulaski, TN
Klan Costume
Huntsville, AL 1868
Founded 1866, in Pulaski, TN
White southern resistance to Reconstruction-era policies aimed at establishing political & economic equality for blacks.
1870s onward = white supremacy dominates South = smaller KKK

5. KKK 1915 revival of the KKK near Atlanta, GA
Peak in the 1920s, Klan membership = 4 million+ people
New Klan not only anti- black but also against Roman Catholics, Jews, foreigners, & organized labor
Springfield, OH 1923

6. 1925 KKK march on Washington

8. KKK
The Great Depression in the 1930s depleted the Klan; temporarily disbanded in 1944
Civil Rights movement of the 1960s => surge of local Klan activity across the South
Today, the Klan = 6, ,000 active members, mostly in the Deep South
Salisbury, NC, 1964

9. Directions
You will get a packet of articles about the KKK in Washington.
Investigate the actions & effects of the KKK in Washington by using the articles to answer the questions.