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Ku Klux Klan in Georgia
| November 25, 1915 |
William Simmons, along with some of the men who lynched Leo Frank, and others burn a cross at the top of Stone Mountain, signaling the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan
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Stone Mountain |
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Leo Frank and the murder of Mary Phagan |
| December 6, 1915 |
Ku Klux Klan parade down Peachtree Street following the premiere of D. W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation at the Atlanta Theater
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
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| July 1, 1916 |
The new Knights of the Ku Klux Klan receives its official charter from the state of Georgia |
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| September 6, 1921 |
The New York World began a series of expose articles on the Ku Klux Klan. Syndicated throughout the U.S., it only appeared in the Columbus Enquirer-Sun in Georgia. |
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Columbus, Georgia |
| October 11, 1921 |
Inspired by a series of stories in the New York World, congressional hearings open on the activities of the Ku Klux Klan. They will continue for a week. |
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| June 15, 1922 |
Marcus Garvey meets with the Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, Edward Young Clarke, in Atlanta.
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
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| September 10, 1924 |
In the Democratic gubenatorial primary, William Harris defeated Thomas Hardwicke. Harris was a member of the Klan, Hardwicke adamently opposed to the organization. |
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| June 7, 1941 |
Ku Klux Klan holds a convention in Atlanta. All but ten states are represented
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| October 12, 1958 |
The Reform Jewish Temple in Atlanta is destroyed, dynamited by the Ku Klux Klan.
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Ku Klux Klan in Georgia
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