This organization fanned outward from the deep south, and wielded frightning power in places as diverse as Oregon, Oklahoma, and Indiana. Its membership included many from the middle class who were fearful of losing social and economic gains, and nervious about a new youth culture that seemed to be eluding family control.
They forced schools to adopt bible reading and to stop teaching the theory of evolution, and pledged its members not to buy from merchants who did not share their views, as well as fueled racial tensions against Mexicans in Texas border cities.
Who was it?
KKK?
Yea, but the way I phrased it, it could really describe any stage of our fundamentalist christian problems. Scary stuff.
The High Plains Populists?
Can only be the Klan.
Nehemiah Scudder and the Scudderites?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehemiah_Scudder
The Templar
In theory, the Templars are quite a bit older than the government of the USA. Doubt it was them.
SBC?
haha, the new AT&T
The new KK&K.