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 …

Feb 29, 2024 · An estimated 75,000 State Ku Klux Klan Rally at Buckeye Lake on July 12, 1923. (Photo courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.) He was a crooked, gaslighting sadist who a jury found guilty of sexually attacking a woman he’d chewed so savagely that the wounds he inflicted helped to kill her.

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...

Sep 8, 2017 · In the 1920s, University of Dayton students refused to be intimidated by the Ku Klux Klan. They stood up to the KKK's bigotry and hatred and violence. What they did in the 1920s seems like a good model for us today.

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. The group also played a role...

Feb 25, 2019 · Having virtually disappeared during the late 19th century, the Klan experienced a resurgence in the early ’20s, boasting about 5 million members at its peak. While the Klan initially targeted...

Fitrakis then picks up the narrative to trace the evolution of hate activity into the present day, documenting the growing interconnections between the once-separate Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups as well as the concurrent emergence of antiracist groups in Ohio.

Jun 11, 2022 · Klan became popular in northern states, particularly in the Midwest, including Ohio. Two of the strongest areas for Klan activity were in Akron and Youngstown in Ohio.

May 25, 2019 · P lans for a Ku Klux Klan rally in Dayton, Ohio set the city on edge and attracted national attention. But only nine people showed up for the rally Saturday, and their slogans were drowned...

Oct 12, 2015 · Harding Home Site Manager Sherry Hall will provide her research into how the Ku Klux Klan succeeded in recruiting large numbers of members nationally and in Ohio. “Ohio was second only to...