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Niles Ku Klux Klan Rally Riot Transcript of Evidence

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Title	Niles Ku Klux Klan Rally Riot Transcript of Evidence
Subject	Civil Liberties White supremacy movements Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) Riots Physicians
Place	Niles (Ohio) Trumbull County (Ohio)
Description	This volume records the testimony of residents and visitors of Niles, Ohio after a Ku Klux Klan rally in 1924 lead to a riot. Several depositions are included here. In the first three accounts, physicians report viewing some of the events that lead to the riot and later treating patients for gunshot wounds. In his testimony, Klansman R.G. Baker reports being attacked by anti-Klan factions. Finally, Rebecca Cook, a resident of Niles, tells of seeing the shooting on the street and gives her reaction. The complete volume is 394 pages and measures 13" x 8.5" (33.02 x 20.32 cm). The Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist secret society, was especially active in Ohio and the United States in the 1920s. Despite the opposition of religious and minority organizations, Klan members were elected to political positions in several cities and often held parades, rallies, and social events.
Creator	Ohio Adjutant General's Department
Date of Original	1924
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts); State Archives Series 152, BV 818
Format	manuscripts
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	Text
Date created	2010-10-19

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Date created	2009-01-12

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