The Ku Klux Klan ran an anti-Catholic, anti-city, anti-immigrant hate campaign against the Catholic candidate in the 1928 presidential election. They said the Catholic pope would be ruling America from Rome if that candidate were elected. Who was the candidate?

A. Herbert Hoover

B. Calvin Coolidge

C. Al Smith

D. Warren Harding

Question

The Ku Klux Klan ran an anti-Catholic, anti-city, anti-immigrant hate campaign against the Catholic candidate in the 1928 presidential election. They said the Catholic pope would be ruling America from Rome if that candidate were elected. Who was the candidate?

A. Herbert Hoover 

B. Calvin Coolidge 

C. Al Smith 

D. Warren Harding

anonymous · Answer

wooow kkk??

anonymous · Answer

what lol?

anonymous · Answer

Who doesn't run against the catholics?

anonymous · Answer

LOL well Mr. Smarty pants since your sooo smart whats the answer?

anonymous · Answer

It is C.

Geo
HS Student

anonymous · Answer

In 1928, Al Smith became the first Roman Catholic to gain a major party's nomination for President, and his religion became an issue during the campaign. His nomination made anti-Catholicism a rallying point especially for Lutheran and Southern Baptist ministers. They warned that national autonomy would be threatened because Smith would be listening not to the American people but to secret orders from the pope. There were rumors the pope would move to the United States to control his new realm.[31]:309–310