From The Indianapolis Star , Thursday, January 7, 1926:  Four hundred precinct committeepersons, ward chairs, and other prominent members of the Marion County Democratic Party adopted resolutions last evening pledging to fight to eliminate the Ku Klux Klan from controlling politics in the county.  The resolutions called upon, “all fair-minded citizens regardless of past political affiliations to join in eliminating the Ku Klux Klan and its leaders from all political control i

From The Indianapolis Times , Monday, November 9, 1925:  Mayor-Elect John Duvall has named the first eighteen members of his administration, and the Ku Klux Klan has scored heavily in the appointments.  The Klan organization maintained a Duvall campaign headquarters in the City Trust Building and there has been considerable speculation in political circles as to whether the Klan or the Republican Party would receive the greater recognition when appointments were made.  Among

From The Indianapolis Times , Friday, February 27, 1925:  Because of promises by Republican political boss D. C. Stephenson, Indiana...

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, May 7, 1924:  Yesterday’s primary election demonstrated the Ku Klux Klan’s ability to become a...

One Hundred Years Ago – From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, June 19, 1923: Last night the Indianapolis city council voted 2 to 6 to...

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, October 26, 1921: The Indianapolis board of school commissioners announced last night it will...

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, March 7, 1921: The Indianapolis board of public works announced today that no group would be...