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Defiant Governor Fought The Ku Klux Klan In Kansas
The 1920s Klan faced state action led by Governor Henry J. Allen. A 1922 petition sought to oust the Klan from operating without a Kansas charter. Kansas Supreme Court action in 1925 ousted the group from organizing lodges and corporate functions in Kansas, effectively ending the Klan’s local power. A separate notice reports a $16,500 federal grant to Topeka for a 100 acre park purchase.
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Kansas
Frank Garofalo
Wichita Beacon
Associated Press
Wichita
Kan
Henry J. Allen
Klan
Allen
Richard J. Hopkins
Hopkins
Charles B. Griffith
Kanesas Supreme Court
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Georgia
Ers
Charles H. McBrayer
Kiowa
Wichieta
Kansas Klan
Brewster
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
Topeka