text: To boost interest in this group, James Colescott lowered membership fees to six dollars.
full_question: To boost interest in this group, James Colescott lowered membership fees to six dollars. Elizabeth Tyler andEdward Clarke were two public relations agents that improved this group's image, with Tyler publishing itsnewspaper, The Searchlight. This organization's "northern realm" was led by a rival of its leader Hiram WesleyEvans. This group sagged in popularity after the conviction of D.C. Stephenson for rape and murder. Itssecond incarnation was founded by William Simmons at Stone Mountain in 1915. Interest in this groupexploded after the success of D.W. Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation. For 10 points, name this group of whitehooded nativists who burn crosses. 
first_sentence: To boost interest in this group, James Colescott lowered membership fees to six dollars.
raw_answer: Ku Klux Klan [or KKK; or the Klan] 