Maine’s brief love affair with the KKK

Membership in the KKK surged to almost 4 million in the 1920s. In places like Maine, where few African Americans lived, the organization’s message changed to suit local fears and prejudices against Catholic immigrants from Canada, Italy and France.

• 2017-12-13T17:27:20+00:00
• Duration: 05:00

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idioma EN, Producto TIMELINE, Categoria Society, Subcategoria History, Racism, Maine, KKK, Ku Klux Klan, Catholics, TMLN_00181_EN