Giving Voice: Dr. James Madison

Talking Hoosier History

English - December 23, 2020 11:00 - 20 minutes - 19.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 38 ratings
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On this installment of Giving Voice, we speak with Dr. James Madison, Professor Emeritus of History at Indiana University and the author of the new book Ku Klux Klan in the Heartland about the Klan in Indiana in the 1920s. In our discussion, we talk about who joined the Klan and why, how the Klan came to power, and the legacy left by the Klan today.

See a transcript and show notes for this episode here.