National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Divisions: Ku Klux Klan
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
University of Washington
Seattle Civil Rights Project: Ku Klux Klan in Washington State, 1920s
Find extensive essays, photographs, articles from newspapers, and documents that trace the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in Washington State in the 1920s. Be sure to look through this entile site to see the anti-African American,...
Other
For Many, One: The Kkk in the 1920s
This is an in-depth look at the Ku Klux Klan in the United States in the 1920s. Find out why there was a resurgence of this hateful group, read about their philosophy, and how their views were influenced by the events of the Jazz Age.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Ku Klux Klan
Primary source documents and texts related to the beliefs, practices, and activities of the Ku Klux Klan in the early decades of the 20th century. Included are some materials on women in the KKK. All materials can be downloaded.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Lynching and Segregation: Making of African American Identity
Primary source articles discusses mob violence and the practice of lynching while examining social conformity and segregation. Links to both articles, summary of text and questions for discussion.
Digital History
Digital History: The Ku Klux Klan
A look at the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan after World War I in response to the agricultural depression and the migration of African Americans into northern cities. Read about its swift growth, and equally swift loss of members by the...
Ohio State University
E History: Clash of Cultures in the 1910s and 1920s: Ku Klux Klan
Essay, with embedded links to a variety of primary source documents, describes the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Aftermath: Ku Klux Klan Pamplet, Early 1930s
Around the time of WWI, the KKK made a big comeback, and in the 1920s, around 150,000 Texans were part of the Klan's "invisible empire." Read about the rise and fall of the KKK in Texas, and see the front cover of a KKK pamphlet.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Reemergence of the Kkk
Discusses the history of the Ku Klux Klan, the group's resurgence after World War I, and the film about the KKK called Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: D. C. Stephenson Trial (1925)
In 1925, the Indiana KKK was the largest state branch in the Klan's "Invisible Empire." The conviction in November of that year of D. C. Stephenson, the powerful grand dragon of the Indiana Klan, for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer led...
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Second Ku Klux Klan and the Birth of a Nation
Primary source collection explores the Ku Klux Klan. Includes a topic overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: 1920's Kkk
Comprehensive overview presents facts and information pertaining to the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s.