Why was there a resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s in the United States?
There were several reasons why the Klan became more popular in the 1920s, after losing ground since its creation after the Civil War. A silent movie, “Birth of a Nation”, made the Klan seem like it had been a good thing for whites. It also featured costumes and rituals, which have tended to appeal to people who are looking for some purpose in their lives. Also, after World War I some black people in the US expected a continuation of the higher wages they had received, and returning black soldiers had experienced more racially tolerant societies in Europe. This did not go over well in the more racially divided and intolerant areas of the US.
