Ed Jackson

D.C. Stephenson Convicted of Murder Exposing Klan Leadership Corruption

1925-11-14 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

D.C. Stephenson, Grand Dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan and the most powerful Klan leader in America, is convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Madge Oberholtzer, a state education official. Oberholtzer died from infection after Stephenson abducted, raped, and brutally bit her during a …

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Ku Klux Klan Seizes Control of Indiana State Government

1923-09-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Ku Klux Klan under Grand Dragon D.C. Stephenson completes its takeover of Indiana state government, controlling the Governor’s office, the state legislature, and numerous local governments. Stephenson, a charismatic organizer who built the Indiana Klan from a few thousand members to an …

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