Antimask

This chapter explains the emergence of antimask laws. It expounds on the origins of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Similar to organizations affiliated with Ku Klux Klan, the American Knights supported racial segregation while also proclaiming itself as a religion. The chapter discusses how organizations like the Ku Klux Klan benefit from the anonymous free speech that was established by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Manuel Talley. It elaborates on how New York City defended the mask ban to promote public safety at crowded public events. Pussy Riot protestors and the Ku Klux Klan fronted restrictions under the same New York antimask law even though the protestors only wanted to make a statement over Vladimir Putin's authoritarian regime in Russia, while the Ku Klux Klan spread their racial hatred.