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Item 1265 - Ku Klux Klan procession, Portland, ca. 1923
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Ku Klux Klan procession, Portland, ca. 1923

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The Ku Klux Klan impacted Maine politics during 1923 when over 7,000 of their number rallied to change city government structure from having an elected mayor to hiring a city manager.

The Klan had a huge headquarters complex on Forest Avenue. The Klan's Maine director, F. Eugene "Doc" Farnsworth, spoke against Catholics, Jews and immigrants.

 

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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org

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Secret societies--Maine
Parades & processions--Maine--Portland
Ku Klux Klan (Me.)

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KKK

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