THE SECOND COMING OF THE KKK: The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American Political Tradition

A new Ku Klux Klan arose in the early 1920s, a less violent but equally virulent descendant of the relatively, small terrorist Klan of the 1870s. By legitimizing bigotry and redefining so-called American values, a revived Klan in the 1920s left a toxic legacy that demands reexamination today. Photos.