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  1. History’s hateful echo in Ohio: Century-old ... - Ohio Capital Journal

    Feb 29, 2024 · A century ago, the Klan was thriving in Indiana and Ohio under banners of Christianity and Americanism. It was led by a crooked, gaslighting sadist, rapist, and murderer, who managed to get powerful politicians in his pocket. Here's the story of his rise and downfall, from Marty Schladen.

  2. Cities In Ohio With The Most Historic KKK Members - RoadSnacks

    Jan 18, 2024 · Below is a chart that lists all cities in Ohio with at least one KKK organization from 1915-1940. The cities with the largest number of KKK klaverns per capita were Smithfield, Clinton, Lewisburg, West Alexandria, Middleport, Crooksville, Minerva, Blanchester, Bellaire, and Sebring.

  3. Ohio Has Lengthy History with KKK - Spectrum News

    Mar 5, 2019 · DAYTON, OH – In late May, an Indiana-based Ku Klux Klan group will hold a rally at the courthouse square in downtown Dayton. It's the first organized KKK rally in Dayton in nearly 25 years. But the history of the klan in the Miami Valley and all throughout Ohio dates back more than 100 years.

  4. The Complete List of American Cities Where the KKK Is Known to …

    Apr 14, 2014 · Below is SPLC's list, by state, of known U.S. cities where the KKK operates and the corresponding chapter in that city. (Note: These are not the only places where the KKK operates — these are...

  5. Brandenburg v. Ohio - Wikipedia

    Clarence Brandenburg, a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) leader in rural Ohio, contacted a reporter at a Cincinnati television station and invited him to cover a KKK rally that would take place in Hamilton County in the summer of 1964. [9]

  6. Ku Klux Klan in the Valley: History and local reemergence

    Nov 19, 2016 · YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups, says the Ku Klux Klan has active members in and around Youngstown, though the group is currently...

  7. Ku Klux Klan came to Valley in early 1920s - Tribune Chronicle

    Aug 27, 2017 · The Ku Klux Klan established itself in the Mahoning Valley in the early 1920s, and by 1923, held sway in the election of mayors in Warren, Niles and Youngstown.

  8. A History of Hate in Ohio: Then and Now - Ohio State University …

    In A History of Hate in Ohio: Then and Now, historian Michael E. Brooks and political scientist and journalist Bob Fitrakis join forces to present the first comprehensive study of white supremacy and hate groups in the Buckeye State.

  9. The KKK and UD in the 1920s : University of Dayton, Ohio

    Sep 8, 2017 · Not only were there more Klansmen in Ohio than in any other state in the nation, but the city of Dayton was a Klan hotbed, with perhaps 10 percent of the 150,000 residents as card-carrying members. Some estimates place membership as high as 25 percent. And the enemy was right next door.

  10. Jun 11, 2022 · In Ohio, Akron and Youngstown were epicenters for Ku Klux Klan activity in the 1920s. A Youngstown, Ohio, resident recalled her family being harassed by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) during the 1920s. Louise Liste stated “one day there was a real big fight . . . . [T]hey put a cross and burned the cross. My fathers and all our neighbors and they went