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Doctor Admits He Was First to Join the Ku Klux Klan
Evansville Indiana October 14 1921 physician William G French describes himself as a chronic joiner who initiated Indiana Klan activity in 1921. He paid ten dollars for initiation and soon severed ties citing policy objections. He and John B Moore recount Stephenson the Evansville Klan leader joining in 1922 to bolster influence and the rise of a statewide political machine.
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Doctor
THE
KU Klux
Evansville
Ind
Ku Klux Klan
Indiana
Klan No. 1
William G. French
Order
Atlanta
New Order
Klan
E. Y. Clark
National Klan Organization
Joseph Huff
Ington
Texas
D. C
Stephenson
Moore
Huffington
Clarke