jan 1, 1915 - D.W. Griffith's wildly popular film "Birth of a Nation", an adaptation of Dixon's The Clansman, revives national interest in the Klan
Description:
A Georgia lynch mob led by William J. Simmons and numerous prominent members of the community, such as former Georgia governor Joe Brown murders Jewish factory superintendent Leo Frank, then burns a cross on a hilltop and calls itself the Knights of the KKKAdded to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1915
Now
~ 111 years ago