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The second wave of the Ku Klux Klan was established in 1915 6 18. Academic and historical mappings define this specific iteration's timeframe as 1915 to 1940 6. The organization experienced a rapid decline in membership and political power throughout the 1920s 14 19. Although a cross burning was documented in 1948, this event occurred after the established timeline for the second wave's operational existence 2 6. There is no evidence in the provided sources to support the claim that the second wave disbanded in 1948 6 10 19.