The Klu Klux Klan in the 1920's

 On August 8th  1925, more than 50,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan paraded through Washington, D.C. Some walked in lines as wide as 20 abreast, while others created formations of the letter K or a Christian cross. A few rode on horseback. Many held American flags. Men and women alike, the marchers carried banners emblazoned with the names of their home states or local chapters, and their procession lasted for more than three hours down a Pennsylvania Avenue lined with spectators. National leaders of the organization were resplendent in colorful satin robes and the rank and file wore white, their regalia adorned with a circular red patch containing a cross with a drop of blood at its center.With most of the KKK’s actions ending up in wearing their mask down, in Washington they kept their mask up. It was thought that it was a sign to demonstrate their newly gained power and the fact that due to their large quantities of members on the march (4 million) it didn’t too well

The Ku Klux was the most popular in the United States during the 1920s, when its reach was nationwide. Its members disproportionately middle class, and many of its very visible public activities geared toward festivities, pageants, and social gatherings. In some ways, it was the Ku Klux Klan that was the evilest. The Klan in 1920s encouraged native-born white Americans to believe that intimidation, harassment, and natural American patron. .

On Thanksgiving night, after riding with about 15 other men in a rented tour bus to a large granite formation outside of the city known as Stone Mountain, Simmons lit a wooden cross aflame and announced the rebirth of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.