1/ Buckle up, I want to tell you about the rise and fall of the KKK in Southern states from 1915 to 1944 - a historical story that I am bringing for no reason whatsoever.
Certainly not Sarah Huckabee Sanders being shunned in a restaurant.
Certainly not Sarah Huckabee Sanders being shunned in a restaurant.
2/ These years were seen as the second rise of the KKK.
The Klan exploited white panic about morality, such as people drinking alcohol during prohibition, and turned it into a social force that infested most Southern states.
The Klan exploited white panic about morality, such as people drinking alcohol during prohibition, and turned it into a social force that infested most Southern states.
3/ Here’s the thing that I’m bringing up for no reason whatsoever.
Many politicians supported the Klan because it was an expedient way to power. It turned into a profitable business racquet they could exploit.
But then something changed; Americans started shunning them.
Many politicians supported the Klan because it was an expedient way to power. It turned into a profitable business racquet they could exploit.
But then something changed; Americans started shunning them.
4/ This was partially prompted by the media finally starting to cover the crimes of the KKK.
Often newspapers were threatened by white supremacists for publishing these stories, but it changed the public perception of politicians supporting the KKK.
Often newspapers were threatened by white supremacists for publishing these stories, but it changed the public perception of politicians supporting the KKK.
5/ Eventually, the public started publicly shunning known KKK members, including acts such as NOT ALLOWING THEM TO EAT IN RESTRUANTS.
Once the politicians got the message, the KKK declined as force - though it rose again during integration.
Once the politicians got the message, the KKK declined as force - though it rose again during integration.
