it was called the Birth of a nation, whether the KKk was increased is doubtful.
Yes. There are female members of the KKK, but as with any such illegal organisation it is not advisable to join up. There can be severe consequences for such membership.
poor law enforcement and communications
Yes they did!
yes...Robert Marshals was killed by the KKK in June 1925 in Price, Utah
The membership of the KKK was reportedly several million at its peak during the 1920s. However, it was a secret organization that had a self-interest in exaggerating its strength and power.
Ku Klux Klan...A.K.A the KKK
During the 1950s
Yes
The original KKK was disbanded not too long after reconstruction in the south. It was a force necessary to halt northern atrocities. Sympathizers and those who saw government abuses of power reorganized a "new" KKK in the north in order to show resistance and display power of a concerned citizenry.
The WKKK was an auxilliary of the KKK led by Daisy Douglas Barr, its Imperial Empress. The WKKK had aboiut 250,000 members in Indiana and seven other states. The WKKK had the same goals as the KKK, but membership was restricted to women. Some leaders of the WKKK also held leadership positions in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and there appears to have been substantial overlap in membership between the two groups.
I believe KKK started when the civil war ended, and yes they are still around today, particularly in the south.