The Ku Klux Klan in the 1920’s Lesson Focus Question: In what ways does the Ku Klux Klan represent the American identity of the 1920s? Prior Contextual Knowledge of the Era: How do the movements of the illustrate what it meant to be an 1920’s American? For each movement provide evidence of diversity or progress within the movement and well as restrictions Movement of the Diversity of Ideas, Progressive Restrictions Ideas, Tolerance/Benevolence Intolerance 1920’s Prohibition Speakeasies Passage of the 18th Amendment which Moonshining outlawed the manufacturing, sale and Bootleggers/Gangsters taking care of transportation of liquor neighborhood Harlem Renaissance Women’s Movements Science Immigration
The Ku Klux Klan in the 1920’s Lesson Focus Question: In what ways does the Ku Klux Klan represent the American identity of the 1920s? Prior Contextual Knowledge of the Era: How do the movements of the 1920’s illustrate what it meant to be an American? For each movement provide evidence of diversity or progress within the movement and well as restrictions Movement of the 1920’s Diversity of Ideas, Progressive Ideas, Tolerance/Benevolence Restrictions Intolerance Prohibition Speakeasies Moonshining Bootleggers/Gangsters taking care of neighborhood Passage of the 18th Amendment which outlawed the manufacturing, sale and transportation of liquor Harlem Renaissance Women’s Movements Science Immigration