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Threatening letters were also sent to Jews, demanding that they send funds to Horace Sherman, a member of the American Ku Klux Klan who resided in Waco, Texas. [ 29 ] European White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan - Founded on October 1 of the year 2000, this short lived Klan group was based in the German state of Baden-Württemberg .
Pages in category "Ku Klux Klan in Florida" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
On the night of November 15, 1937, hooded members of the Ku Klux Klan gathered at Moore Park in Miami to induct 125 new members. [3] They burned a cross before they assaulted the La Paloma nightclub. [1] For the first time in ten years, the Ku Klux Klan conducted a "night ride" in the Miami area.
The KKK was strong in the Florida cities of Jacksonville and Tampa; Miami's chapter was influential enough to hold initiations at the Miami Country Club. The Klan also flourished in smaller towns of the South where racial violence had a long tradition dating back to the Reconstruction era .
Three Ku Klux Klan members at a 1922 parade In this 1926 cartoon, the Ku Klux Klan chases the Catholic Church, personified by St. Patrick, from the shores of America. Among the "snakes" are various supposed negative attributes of the Church, including superstition, the union of church and state, control of public schools, and intolerance.
Mason P. Review of Newton, Michael, The Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi: A History. // H-CivWar, H-Net Reviews. November, 2010. Ortiz P. Review of The Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Florida, by Michael Newton // Journal of Southern History. — 2004. — Vol. 70, № 4. — P. 949—950. — doi:10.2307/27648615. Zuber G. Michael Newton. The ...
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A state investigation and forensic work in 2005–2006 resulted in naming the likely perpetrators as four Ku Klux Klan members, all long dead by that time. [2] Harry T. Moore was the first NAACP member and official to be assassinated for civil rights activism; the couple are the only husband and wife to be killed for the movement. [1]