: President Ulysses S. Grant used the Enforcement Acts to declare martial law and crush the first Klan by 1872. The Second Wave: The "Invisible Empire"
In 1915, the film The Birth of a Nation glorified the first Klan and inspired a massive resurgence. This version of the Klan moved beyond the South, gaining millions of members in the North and Midwest. Depraved Kkk
: Hooded riders used psychological warfare and brutal violence, including murder and arson. : President Ulysses S