Our full playlist on the KKK is available here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuFTTzJid_XJcMtgjBJLUSfX EP 1: https://youtu.be/TX7sVUgcD4I EP 2: https://youtu.be/hpPkpTc5xJs EP 4: https://youtu.be/3mh72xf36uE How did the second incarnation of the clan, born in Georgia in 1915, grow into a seemingly indomitable nation-wide fraternal organisation, numbering millions? Who were its new targets? And, with the Klan’s momentum seemingly unstoppable and an election on the horizon, would their appalling violence be publicly condemned? Join Tom and Dominic as they chart the second rise of the violent, tyrannical, Ku Klux Klan… Join this channel to get access to the final episode of this series right away: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ/join Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Social channels: https://www.instagram.com/theresthistory/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theresthistory https://x.com/TheRestHistory https://bsky.app/profile/theresthistory.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@theresthistory 0:00 The Second Klan: how it differed from the first 3:53 Thomas Dixon, The Clansman and the mythology of the KKK 10:06 The Birth of a Nation and the Klan’s cinematic rebirth 15:40 William Simmons and the founding of the Second Klan 20:20 Fraternal orders, salesmanship and the Klan business model 25:11 Post-war fear, PR strategy and explosive Klan growth 30:43 Recruitment rituals, costumes and the pyramid-scheme structure 36:49 The dark side: fear, hatred and “100% Americanism” 41:52 Who joined the Klan and why it appealed to respectable Protestants 46:26 Anti-Catholic paranoia, schools and prohibition 53:20 Vigilantism, morality policing and Klan violence 59:18 Political power in Oregon, Texas and beyond 1:05:06 The Goose Creek atrocity and the Klan at its most brutal Video Editor: Jack Meek, Harry Swan + Adam Thornton Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Aaliyah Akude & Tabby Syrett Senior Producer: Callum Hill Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Chief Digital Officer: Sam Oakley