Ku Klux Klan in Cañon City
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Ku Klux Klan in Cañon City
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Cañon City Ku Klux Klan Photograph
The Cañon City Ku Klux Klan #21 gathered on January 26, 1924 at the Natatorium Pool on Dozier Avenue in Cãnon City, Colorado.
Ku Klux Klan Newspaper Registration and List of Stockholders
The Daily American was a publishing company established by Ku Klux Klan members in Fremont County. Contributors’ identities were intentionally omitted in the newspaper, but this document shows who was behind the Ku Klux Klan Kolumn. Frederick Arnold,…
How to be a better Klansmen?
Frederick Arnold outlined the local angle of the Ku Klux Klan to Klan members in Cañon City. The national KKK movement was dwindling in 1926, but Arnold attempted to redeem the Klan. Arnold created this self help guide on how to be a better Klansmen…
Ku Klux Klan ticket
This Ku Klux Klan ticket was given to a Klansmen who was promoted to a higher position in the Klan.
Anonymous Account of the Ku Klux Klan's Attempt to Remove Tynan
An anonymous author wrote this description about the Klan's failed attempt to force Warden Tynan out of the Colorado State Penitentiary. The author claimed that the KKK eventually apologized for their actions against the Penitentiary.
Ku Klux Klan's Political Advertisement
The Ku Klux Klan endorsed members of the Republican and Democrat Party in Freemont County because they wanted to consolidate power. The Klan preached about "Americanism" in their political advertisements and created a one party system in Fremont…
A Daily American Column on the Nation's Inefficient Judicial System
An anonymous Klan member discussed their frustrations with the "weak," "inefficient," and "uncontrolled" court and police system in the United States. They argued that the country failed to protect society from crime.
Klansmen Col. Mckeever Lecture on the Miracles of the Ku Klux Klan
A portion of Klansmen Col. Mckeever's lecture at the State Armory in Canon City in 1924 was published in the Fremont Daily News. It is a passionate piece about the "miracles" of the Ku Klux Klan, which according to Mckeever were some of the greatest…
Ku Klux Klan's Symbol for Law Enforcement
The Ku Klux Klan associated seven symbols to their organization. The sword represented strict and harsh law enforcement.
Klansmen Sheriff Glasson Praised in the Fremont Daily
Sheriff Glasson was prasied for crime control in Cañon City because he was not leinent about any laws. In 1924, Glasson was Frederick Arnold and Governor Willaim Sweet's ideal replacement for Warden Tynan at the Colorado State Penitentiary.