re: #60 HappyWarrior
I think I remember reading that in the 20’s, 1/3 Indiana white Protestant native born males was a KKK member.
I heard a funny story about Richmond, IN once. For some reason, Richmond had a thriving recording industry. Jazz and blues groups recorded there and of course had their own black hotels. On at least one occasion in the ’20s or ’30s, a famous jazz group* had just finished recording and was leaving the studio as a KKK group entered to record anthems (yes, the KKK cut records back then). Some uncomfortable exchanges, but they passed in peace. (Pretty sure Glenn Miller was from Richmond.)
*I want to say Louis Armstrong, but I don’t remember.