![]() ![]() Some of the forces that gave rise to the second KKK have waned in influence today, such as fraternal societies others, such as populism and nationalism, remain potent and support both left and right-wing movements. ![]() These ancestors led the Klan to favor issues, both conservative and liberal, all in support of what was called "100 percent Americanism." The author argues that the Klan was not a uniquely American phenomenon, but one that shared much with the rise of fascist organizations in Europe in 1920s and 1930s. Dorothea Lange) traces the influence of what she calls the six ancestors of the second Klan: the first Klan, nativism, temperance, fraternalism, Christian evangelicalism, and populism. Indeed, the chief success of The Second Coming of the KKK is the way in which Gordon makes clear that the organization was not an outlier, but perfectly in tune with its time. Historian Gordon (history, New York Univ. Exploding from the Klan's original stronghold of the American South, another group flourished in the North, where members were elected and held sway at all levels of government, including governors' mansions, state representatives, and Congress. ![]() Between 19, the second Ku Klux Klan (KKK) attracted millions of members with many more sympathetic to their views and goals. ![]()
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