Why did the Klan experience a rise in membership in the 1920s? Why was it socially acceptable to be a member of such an organization? What benefits (real or perceived) did members think that joining would give them? Why did this version of the Klan target African Americans, immigrants, Jews, and Catholics? What legacies are still present in modern America from the Klan?

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Why did the Klan experience a rise in membership in the 1920s? Why was it socially acceptable to be a member of such an organization? What benefits (real or perceived) did members think that joining would give them? Why did this version of the Klan target African Americans, immigrants, Jews, and Catholics? What legacies are still present in modern America from the Klan?

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