And his last known affiliation with the Klan was almost 70 years ago, in 1946.
He claimed people already “feel much better” about their safety now that the Klan is on the case.
At its height in the 1920s, Terry noted, the Klan wielded real political influence, boasting a membership upwards of four million.
In 1923 and 1925 over 70,000 klansmen attended two Klan rallies, known as konklaves, at Buckeye Lake.
Klan participation was particularly bad even in northern states like the Ohio.
The Klan has one law for itself and another for its victims.
The Klan visited such characters, warned them, thrashed them, and disarmed them.
In spite of this drastic law, the Klan continued to actively operate in Tennessee for over six months.
This narrative, therefore, will relate principally to the growth of the Klan and the measures taken to suppress it in Tennessee.
Both shots took effect, and two of the Klan fell heavily to the floor.
