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Answer:
They sought economic opportunity.
Explanation:
The Homestead Act- Encourage settlers by granting 160 acres of free land to claimants, it allowed nearly any man or woman a "fair chance."
The KKK reemerged again and grew to millions of members in the 20s for a variety fo reasons.
They first gained a foothold in the depression after World War I before the roaring 20s. By stoking the xenophobia and conservative moralism of white Protestants in cities around the country (not just the South), the KKK was able to recruit members who feared immigrants and a loss of their "way of life."
The setting of the poem is strong.
The poem is universal because racism is everywhere.
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