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Episode 132: History of the Second Ku Klux Klan

15 Minute History

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The Decline of the Klan

The Klan declined from three to six million people in the 1950s. The main reason was financial corruption, Professor Gordon says. There were also scandals of violence and sexual misconduct among Klansmen. 15-minute history is produced at the University of Texas at Austin with Not Even Past in Hemispheres.

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