William J. Simmons
William J. Simmons was a former Methodist minister who, inspired by a vision of airborne horsemen, founded a religious organization in 1915 that would later become the Ku Klux Klan. He believed that the United States had strayed from its Christian heritage, and his organization grew to over 5 million members by 1920, playing a significant role in promoting White supremacy and enacting racist laws, including immigration quotas aimed at preserving the dominance of White, Anglo-Saxon Americans.
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William J. Simmons built a religious organization that aimed to transform America based on his vision of a Christian nation.
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