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How Did The Ku Klux Klan Affect Society In The 1920s

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America the home of the free only is you fit the standers, society has place during the 1920s. Race has become one of the main issue the country faced at that time. The organization Ku Klux Klan became a driving force in the white communities to fight back against those who were seen different. In the article “The Ku Klux Klan Defines Americanism, 1926” it explains the logic behind the organizations reasons for an “Americanize” country. The articles explains, that real Americans are “Native, white, Protestant supremacy” (171) and any other race is seen impure. The magnitude of the Klan helped the organization become publicly establishing a concrete line of racism in America. Because of the division in America many immigrants, and other social
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