Open Threats and Open Meetings

ID: 2484 ~ Source: McDaniel, Douthit Young, interviewed by Thomas Charlton, May 27, 1975, in Waco, Texas, Baylor Institute for Oral History. View Full Interview (Interview 3)
This file appears in: The Ku Klux Klan in Waco

Judge Douthit McDaniel remembers fearing for his safety when he rebuffed the Klan and how open the members were at meetings, no robes or anything.

This file appears in: The Ku Klux Klan in Waco

By Anabel Burke
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) stands as one of the most infamous secret societies in American history. The white robes and pointed masks symbolize prejudice, terror, and fear to Americans nationwide. Waco itself, and the greater McLennan County area,…