sentences:  They made a 99-year lease on a large plot of land, which they farmed together through the association until 1968.Historian Ryan K. Anderson explored this association for its contributions not only to members' survival during the Depression, but its influence in building stability and networks within the community.As in other southern states, local Ku Klux Klan chapters persisted in North Carolina into the late 20th century (and some still likely exist).