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Kevin M. Kruse
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Why the Ku Klux Klan Flourished Under Prohibition
Why the Ku Klux Klan Flourished Under Prohibition

The Ku Klux Klan's resurgence in the 1920s is linked to the passage of the Volstead Act in 1920

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IIRC the Klan downplayed its anti-Catholicism on the West Coast in favor of a “law and order” image that worked exceptionally well in Oregon, cementing the Klan as a political and extralegal force all at once.

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Kevin M. Kruse
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Historian: White Flight; New Suburban History; Fog of War; One Nation Under God; Fault Lines; Voter Suppression; Myth America. CAMPAIGN TRAILS: KevinMKruse.Substack.com
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