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What were the views of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s?
Anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish, anti-immigrant, and anti-Black
What was the purpose of the Johnson Immigration Bill in 1924?
To set quotas for immigration and limit the annual number of immigrants entering the United States
What did the Ku Klux Klan members wear during their gatherings?
Pointed white hoods covering their faces
What did the Women of the Ku Klux Klan request President Calvin Coolidge to do?
Give his support and affix his signature to the Johnson Immigration Bill
What was the purpose of the Immigration Act of 1924?
To limit the annual number of immigrants who could enter the United States from any country
Learn about the expansion of hate-filled messages and views by the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s, including anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish, anti-immigrant, and anti-Black sentiments. Understand their activities such as wearing pointed white hoods, burning crosses, and denouncing new immigrants, Catholics, Jews, and Black Americans.
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