photo: The KKK marches down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. in 1926.
Contributing to criminal chaos of the 1920s was the sudden rise of the Ku Klux Klan, or KKK. In the early 1920s, membership in the KKK quickly escalated to six figures under the leadership of “Colonel” William Simmons and advertising guru Edward Young Clarke. Robed members of the KKK marching down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., with American flags and the U.S. Capitol in the background.
By the middle of the decade, the group boasted several million members. The crimes committed in the name of its bigoted beliefs were despicable—hangings, floggings, mutilations, tarring and featherings, kidnappings, brandings by acid, along with a new intimidation tactic, cross-burnings. The Klan had become a clear threat to public safety and order.
I have a bit of respect for these people in the photo (not that much mind you) .... because they are actually showing their faces and let everyone know who they are.
Modern day white supremacists constantly have to hide their face and identity because they know what they are doing is wrong and won't be accepted by anyone.