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Henderson history: Ku Klux Klan consolidated its position in mid-1924
The Gleaner via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Ku Klux Klan rented the largest theater in town a century ago to air a recruiting film called...
Inside the Ku Klux Klan’s Plan to Conquer America
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPhoto Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Library of CongressMy high-school history teacher was infamous for repeating information that she...
Independence Day 100 years ago in Louisville: Peace, prosperity and prejudice
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAs the July Fourth weekend kicked off 100 years ago in Louisville, under the cover of darkness 53...
Faith Works: Missing stories and broken fragments
Newark Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen I discussed the beginning of the public efforts of the Ku Klux Klan in Licking County, one hundred years ago in January, I knew it would provoke...
Black History Month in Bloomington: what to know, where to go and who to follow
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's note: In honor of Black History Month, The Herald-Times is publishing Black stories, both...
Gerth: Oldham County's favorite son was a racist, and residents are honest about it
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhat do you do when your most famous resident is the greatest white supremacist filmmaker this side...
Missouri GOP moves to toss 'honorary' member of Ku Klux Klan from governor's race
NBC News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Missouri Republican Party said Thursday it was working to remove a Republican candidate for...
Survivors Of The Birmingham Church Bombing Say GOP Culture War Bills Are Trying To Erase Their...
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLisa McNair stands in the balcony of the 16th Street Baptist Church in front of the Wales Window on...
One civil rights icon has been overlooked in history books. His family is trying to change that.
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAlan Reese’s passion for protecting his grandfather’s place in history started when he was a fifth...
Over 80 schools changed their names in the wake of George Floyd's murder. See our database
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate general who founded the Ku Klux Klan. Henry Sibley was a...