Photo Shows 1924 KKK March in Wisconsin, Not Democratic Convention in NYC
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Quick Take
The Ku Klux Klan caused a divisive Democratic National Convention in 1924 but failed to nominate its preferred candidate. A social media post shows a photo of a Klan march to falsely claim it depicts Democratic delegates at the convention in New York. But the photo is from a Klan funeral march later that year in Wisconsin.
Full Story
Democrats and Republicans have criticized each other for years with claims about ties to or support for the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist groups, as we’ve previously written.
Historians say the Klan after the Civil War and had a in the 1920s — has sought to achieve power through both parties. The organization ignited a Democratic National Convention in July 1924 in New York City, when the Klan-backed candidate failed to capture the party’s nomination.
