"Exposure of 12,208 Ku Klux in Marion County, Indiana" Tolerance newspaper

Item

Title

"Exposure of 12,208 Ku Klux in Marion County, Indiana" Tolerance newspaper

Description

Tolerance was a weekly newspaper created and published by the American Unity League, a Roman Catholic organization in Chicago, Illinois. The American Unity League printed names, addresses, and occupations of Klansmen across the United States during 1922-1925. This special edition was published on June 6, 1923 for Indianapolis residents of Marion County, Indiana. The edition exposed over 12,000 members and organizations affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan.

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from the Archdiocesan Archives, Archdiocese of Indianapolis on 2019/09/05. This copy is missing pages 12 and 15-18.

Date, date span, or circa acceptable

1923-06-06

File name

Tolerance, "Exposure of 12,208 Ku Klux in Marion County, Indiana" newspaper, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library
Local Identifier: [Mss I] ISLI OBC034
https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16066coll69/id/700

Sources archive, University Archives and Special Collections or Women and Leadership Archives

Indiana State Library

Source

Original Collection: OBC034: Tolerance, "Exposure of 12,208 Ku Klux in Marion County, Indiana" newspaper; https://archives.isl.lib.in.us/repositories/2/resources/1095
Digital Collection: Ku Klux Klan in Indiana
Sub-collection: Tolerance

Subject

Newspapers
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
American Unity League
Public opinion
Race discrimination
United States--Race relations
Marion County (Ind.)
Indianapolis (Ind.)
Chicago (Ill.)
Hate groups
Racism

Rights

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Item sets

"Exposure of 12,208 Ku Klux in Marion County, Indiana" Tolerance newspaper