"The Invisible Empire was a product of an affective urge to recreate a mythical past based on religious and racial homogeneity, and Klansmen therefore sought to embody a self-proclaimed ideal for what they claimed signified true Americanism. This ideal included notions of patriotism, nativism, white supremacism, and Protestant theology."
Gustaf Forsell (2020) Blood, Cross and Flag: The Influence of Race on Ku Klux Klan Theology in the 1920s, Politics, Religion & Ideology, 21:3, 269-287, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21567689.2020.1809384 #OpenAccess #OA #Journal #Article #Race #Theology #Religion #Politics #History #Histodon #Histodons #US #USA #America #C20th #20thCentury #Academia #Academic
@ChemicalEyeGuy #History may not repeat itself word for word; however, it certainly does rhyme through the ages.