The Silent Parade

ID: 2486 ~ Source: Olenbush, Adrienne Wilkes, interviewed by Susan Monaghan, November 7, 1975, in Waco, Texas, Baylor Institute for Oral History. View Full Interview (Interview 3)
This file appears in: The Ku Klux Klan in Waco

Adrienne Olenbush discusses KKK prejudice against Catholics and how the silent parade in Waco unnerved her.

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,…