On this day in 1915, William Simmons, and 15 other men burned a cross on Stone Mountain, Georgia, signaling the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan.
On this day in 1915 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today November 25, 2024 Nov. 25, 1915 A week before the silent film, “Birth of a Nation,” premiered at an Atlanta theater, William Simmons, along with 15 other men burned a cross on Stone Mountain, Georgia, signaling the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan. The movie’s racist portrayals of Black Americans prompted outrage by the NAACP and others, leading to huge protests in towns such as Boston and the film’s closing in Chicago.
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