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100 YEARS AGO TODAY - A Look at 1924 With Jon Blackwell

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

CHAPTER

The Ku Klux Klan's Grip on 1920s America

This chapter explores the socio-political dynamics of the 1920s, emphasizing the impact and operations of the Ku Klux Klan amid rising racial tensions and interactions with immigrant communities. It also recounts the unsettling episode of Valparaiso University nearly being sold to the Klan, illustrating the era's surprising and troubling alliances.

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