Ku Klux Klan

KLAN MEETING AT WESTERLO

There will be a meeting of the Ku Klux Klan at Westerlo on Sunday, Sept. 23rd, (1928) at 2 p. m., standard time, rain or shine. Klan meetings held recently at Gallupville and West Township were well attended. They were estimated to have been the largest meetings ever held in this section. Dr. Hartranft, J. Forrest Cain and John Lyons spoke at Gallupville, and John Lyons at West Township. An illustrated lecture at Gallupville was given by Mr. Lyons.

Altamont Enterprise - September 14, 1928

Gateway to the Altamont Fair

By Melissa Hale-Spencer

As with any historical collection, (Jerry) Oliver's reflects the good and the bad in a community. Among the ephemera are records from the Altamont Ku Klux Klan, most of it from the 1920's, Oliver said. The white supremacist group reached its highest membership in that decade, sweeping post-war Middle America with about 4 million members.

Altamont Enterprise - September 8, 2002