Timeline Saturday 8 August 1925

Events on Saturday 8 August 1925 1

• 1925 Ku Klux Klan marches on Washington Tens of thousands parade down Pennsylvania Avenue An estimated 30,000 to 50,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan marched in white robes down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., in a show of the organization's strength during its 1920s resurgence. It was one of the largest Klan demonstrations in American history. Internal scandals and public backlash caused the group's membership to decline sharply in the following years.