Encore: What stopped the rise of the Klan in the ‘20s?

Abook by author Timothy Egan looks at the second birth of the Ku Klux Klan, in the 1920s, and how it was particularly popular here in the Midwest. At one point, the Klan boasted that its members included a significant number of Illinois state legislators, and it even more fully penetrated the government in Indiana. The book focuses on the KKK's Midwestern leader and how his depraved personal actions ultimately led to the downfall of the Klan.

This is a repeat of a segment that originally aired April 10, 2023. Click here for the original post.