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The rise of reactionaries in the wake of the 1918 flu pandemic

Emergent movements, including a resurgence of the KKK, led to more anti-immigration policy, eugenics laws, religious fundamentalism and conservative leadership. by Knute Berger (thanks to Pam P for sending) Three unidentified Washington Klan members, covered in robes and hoods, are interviewed … Continue reading

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