William J. Simmons
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- 1921
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William J. Simmons, seated during a 1921 investigation of the Ku Klux Klan by a U.S. House of Representatives committee, was inspired by D. W. Griffith's film, The Birth of a Nation, and the Leo Frank trial in Atlanta to reestablish the Klan in 1915. Simmons designed the hooded uniforms and secret rituals associated with the organization.
Image of William J. Simmons, seated during a 1921 investigation of the Ku Klux Klan by a U.S. House of Representatives committee. He faces front, and several men sit in the background. Simmons was inspired to reestablish the Klan in 1915 after seeing D. W. Griffith's film, The Birth of a Nation, and learning about the Leo Frank trial in Atlanta, Georgia. Simmons designed the hooded uniforms and secret rituals associated with the organization.
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- Digital Library of Georgia
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- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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- New Georgia Encyclopedia
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- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-104018
- Subjects
- Ku Klux Klan (1915)
Governmental investigations--United States
Men--Washington (D.C.)
White supremacy movements--United States
Racism--United States - Type
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- William J. Simmons. 1921. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/ku-klux-klan-in-the-twentieth-century/m-8481/. (Accessed January 22, 2025.)
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- (1921) William J. Simmons. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/ku-klux-klan-in-the-twentieth-century/m-8481/
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