Ku Klux Klan in northwestern Wisconsin

dc.contributor.advisorWyman, Walker Demarquis, 1907-
dc.contributor.authorTurcheneske, John Anthony, 1943-
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-29T14:38:56Z
dc.date.available2008-09-29T14:38:56Z
dc.date.issued2008-09-29T14:38:56Z
dc.descriptionThesis (M.A.)--Wisconsin State University, River Falls, 1971. 194 leaves. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 192-194).en
dc.description.abstractThere appeared on the American scene during the decade of the twenties a new phenomenon bent on making the United States safe for Americans. Recognized by William J. Simmons in 1915, the Ku Klux Klan made little headway until after the First World War. A factor in the affairs of many states of the Union, few communities went unscathed as a result of the Klan's preachments of hatred and bigotry. Wisconsin was no exception in seeing many of its communities suffer a rending of the social fabric. What follows, then, is the story of what happened to several localities in northwestern Wisconsin when the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan first made its appearance in that section of the state.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/30645
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.subjectKu Klux Klan (1915-)--Wisconsin--Historyen
dc.subjectChetek, Wisconsinen
dc.subjectKu Klux Klanen
dc.subjectClear Lake, Wisconsinen
dc.subjectKKKen
dc.subjectSt. Croix County, Wisconsinen
dc.subjectPolk County, Wisconsinen
dc.subjectFather Peter Minwegenen
dc.subjectCornell, Wisconsinen
dc.subjectWisconsin--Historyen
dc.subjectChippewa County, Wisconsinen
dc.subjectPierce County, Wisconsinen
dc.subjectPat Malone (Arthur William Malone)en
dc.subjectBarron County, Wisconsinen
dc.titleKu Klux Klan in northwestern Wisconsinen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineHistory
thesis.degree.levelMA

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