The Ku Klux Klan in South Dakota
| Author | : Arley Kenneth Fadness |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2024-03-18 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781540260130 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1540260135 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (135 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Ku Klux Klan in South Dakota written by Arley Kenneth Fadness and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A startling rise and retreat In the 1920s, a reborn Ku Klux Klan slithered into South Dakota. Bold at times, the group intimidated citizens in every county. KKK anti-Catholicism sentiment resulted in the murder of Father Arthur Belknap of Lead. Idealized Gutzon Borglum, sculptor of Mount Rushmore, operated as a white supremacist and KKK leader. In 1925, animosity between the KKK and Fort Meade soldiers came to a clash one night in Sturgis. The clatter of two borrowed .30 caliber Browning cooled machine guns split the air over the heads of a Klan gathering across the valley. Author Arley Fadness follows the Klan's trail throughout the Rushmore state.
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