[leenie312]

I just found out this on a website...First revival 1915-1920s (around WWI)

A. 2 events set stage:

1. returning white WWI soldiers compete with blacks for jobs

a.Blacks enter northern cities during war to replace whites in industry

2.massive immigration (10 million +) from eastern Europe 1900-1924

B.Not restricted to south, but spreads to northern cities like Chicago

C.Violent tactics: tar and feather lynching, use of acid to brand “KKK” into foreheads

D. Targets: blacks, Jews, Catholics, Mexicans; also white Christian women sympathizers

E.Lynching 1882-1927: over 3500 blacks and 1400 whites

While we all know that blacks were lynched during this time period..they also lynched white people...although it doesn't go into description on what religion they were or whether it was because they were foreigners..the fact remains that the Klan didn't just lynch blacks.

[leenie312]

here is the link..I forgot to post it with my reply

http://www.fiu.edu/~girardc/4700kkk.9.htm

[wtc911]

I didn't know that. Thanks.

[cyborg]

I remember watching a show called "Italians in America" and they talked about the Italians that got lynched in the deep South waaaaay back when.