David Cunningham, Brandeis University (IMAGE)

Brandeis University

David Cunningham, Brandeis University

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David Cunningham and colleagues studied county voting records in 10 southern states from 1960-2000 and found that the Ku Klux Klan activity in the 1960s was associated with a statistically significant increase in Republican voting compared to counties with no established KKK chapter, even 40 years later. Their findings demonstrate how the impact of a social movement can endure long after the movement itself has declined.

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Mike Lovett

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