Our whole series on the KKK can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuFTTzJid_XJcMtgjBJLUSfX EP 1: https://youtu.be/TX7sVUgcD4I EP 2: https://youtu.be/hpPkpTc5xJs EP 3: https://youtu.be/VaIJykoLXgc Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ/join This episode is sponsored by Anthropic, the team behind Claude. Try Claude for free today at Claude.ai/restishistory. After resurrecting in 1915, how did the Ku Klux Klan make its move on the next major American election? What was the role of women in the Klan? And, would this violent organisation finally meet its reckoning? Join Tom and Dominic as they reach the tragic climax of their exploration into the rise and fall of the Ku Klux Klan. 0:00 The KKK’s explosive growth after WWI 3:04 The “KKK picnic” phenomenon 6:00 The KKK as everyday social life 9:10 Violence vs “family-friendly” image 12:25 Klan violence and clashes with Catholics 15:05 Williamson County: a local war zone 18:24 Power struggles inside the KKK 21:09 The fall of the original founders 24:04 The rise of Hiram Evans 27:07 The KKK enters national politics 30:01 Anthropic 31:13 Indiana: the KKK’s strongest state 35:10 The rise of David C. Stevenson 38:09 The Kokomo rally and peak KKK power 41:02 Stevenson’s crimes begin to surface 43:47 The KKK’s political machine 48:14 The murder of Madge Oberholtzer 52:06 Trial and conviction 54:03 The collapse of the KKK 57:04 Why the KKK declined 1:00:00 Was the KKK a fascist movement? 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 Video Editor: Jack Meek Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Aaliyah Akude & Tabby Syrett Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Digital & Social: Sam Oakley