Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (second Klan)
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Ku Klux Klan
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1944
|
| gptkbp:estimated_membership |
3-6 million
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1915
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:William_J._Simmons
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Atlanta,_Georgia
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (second Klan)
|
| gptkbp:ideology |
gptkb:Protestantism
gptkb:antisemitism white supremacy anti-Catholicism anti-immigration nativism |
| gptkbp:membership_peak |
1920s
|
| gptkbp:notableAction |
gptkb:murder
gptkb:terrorist_attack marches intimidation political influence cross burnings |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
loss of tax-exempt status
Great Depression impact internal corruption influence in Louisiana politics World War II impact decline after 1925 influence in Colorado politics 1925 March on Washington, D.C. David C. Stephenson scandal IRS prosecution Stone Mountain cross burning dissolution in 1944 infiltration of state governments influence in Alabama politics influence in Arkansas politics influence in Georgia politics influence in Indiana politics influence in Oklahoma politics influence in Oregon politics influence in Texas politics |
| gptkbp:notableLeader |
gptkb:Elizabeth_Tyler
gptkb:Hiram_Wesley_Evans gptkb:William_J._Simmons gptkb:Edward_Young_Clarke David C. Stephenson |
| gptkbp:predecessor |
Ku Klux Klan (first Klan)
|
| gptkbp:successor |
Ku Klux Klan (third Klan)
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mary_Elizabeth_Tyler
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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