Consequently. white Southerners easily passed into law the "separate but equal" form of segregation. which lasted 80 years. After World War I. the Klan underwent a great revival under the leadership of Grand Wizard William Simmons. a former preacher. It remained basically racist. but expanded its hate list to include Jews. Catholics. and foreigners. Two trends added fuel to the Klans fire: The great waves of European immigration from 18801910. and World War I. Together. these trends produced a fierce nationalism among Americans. The national mood in the 1920s was thus more receptive to the Klan. which claimed to be a "pro.
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