Did the KKK in the USA have any opinions about the rise of fascism in Europe during the early 20th century and WWII?

by brokensilence32

Did they generally endorse the Nazis and Mussolini and oppose US involvement in WWII, or did they not see a similarity between their causes?

vpltz

The KKK was generally an anti-communist organization. The Klan (sometimes called the Second Klan) had declined in prominence in America by the time of the serious rise of fascism in Europe. The Klan had a renaissance in the 1910s following the release of “Birth of a Nation” and through the mid-1920s so I’ve honestly never come across much about the Klan’s response to these two events. Anti-Mask laws and other measures helped drive the Klan back underground to some extent after its renaissance. A rapid decline began in the late 1920s. The Klan was no longer a prominent organization such that its leaders views were cared about on a local or national scale by 1930.

Edit: by calling it an organization I do not mean to give its views credence. It is just the best descriptor under the rules of the forum.