Modernism vs Fundamentalism · US History

In the context of the 1920s, 'Modernists' were most likely to be found in which demographic?

Rural farming communities across the American South
The national leadership of the Ku Klux Klan
The immigrant working class of the Southwest
Urban centers and northern academic institutions

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Correct answer: Urban centers and northern academic institutions

Modernism was largely an urban and middle-class movement. It reflected the values of an increasingly educated population that felt religious faith should adapt to the findings of modern science and psychology.

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