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struggle4progress

(120,556 posts) Mon Dec 16, 2024, 04:49 PM Dec 16

Notre Dame vs. the Ku Klux Klan

More than 90 years ago, the University of Notre Dame gained national attention when staff and students alike battled the Ku Klux Klan.

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Notre Dame vs. the Ku Klux Klan (Original Post) struggle4progress Dec 16 OP

Thanks for this. Still learning, I was unaware of this event. K and R Tom Yossarian Joad Dec 16 #1

I remember living in Louisville, KY (south of Indiana) and being told that the klan was still strong up there. erronis Dec 16 #2

same. 40? other states in there. Very popular in early 1900's. March on DC, MSG etc. Evolve Dammit Dec 16 #3

Thanks for posting DaBronx Dec 16 #4

Those white robes and hoods the cowards hide their identities behind... canuckledragger Dec 16 #5

The University of Notre Dame has always stood for liberal education and patriotism in America FakeNoose Dec 16 #6

There was a family story about my grandfather hoosierspud Dec 17 #7

Excellent article about antiKlan battles in 1924 Nululu Dec 17 #8

The KKK has always had a prominence in Indiana. Emile Dec 17 #9

Tom Yossarian Joad

(19,275 posts)

1. Thanks for this. Still learning, I was unaware of this event. K and R

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Dec 16, 2024, 04:59 PM

Dec 16

erronis

(17,181 posts)

2. I remember living in Louisville, KY (south of Indiana) and being told that the klan was still strong up there.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Dec 16, 2024, 05:05 PM

Dec 16

It's amazing that this hatred and irrationality can live on for so many hundreds of years (in the US) --- perhaps millennia across the planet.

Evolve Dammit

(19,101 posts)

3. same. 40? other states in there. Very popular in early 1900's. March on DC, MSG etc.

Reply to erronis (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 16, 2024, 05:15 PM

Dec 16

DaBronx

(488 posts)

4. Thanks for posting

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Dec 16, 2024, 05:20 PM

Dec 16

Very interesting history that is brand new to me.

canuckledragger

(1,992 posts)

5. Those white robes and hoods the cowards hide their identities behind...

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Dec 16, 2024, 06:05 PM

Dec 16

...look pretty flammable. Just sayin'

FakeNoose

(36,025 posts)

6. The University of Notre Dame has always stood for liberal education and patriotism in America

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Dec 16, 2024, 08:53 PM

Dec 16

The Notre Dame mascot is called the "Fightin' Irish" because the Brothers of the Holy Cross originally emigrated from Ireland to northern Indiana in the 1850's and established the university. There was never a question of their loyalty to any government or entity other than the USA. As an undergrad student at UND (many years ago) I learned about this skirmish with the KKK in the 1920's but I never saw the photos until now.

Thanks for posting this!

hoosierspud

(177 posts)

7. There was a family story about my grandfather

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Dec 17, 2024, 12:58 AM

Dec 17

Throwing potatoes at the Klan when he was a student at Notre Dame. We all thought it was like most family stories, an exaggeration or simply not true. I read "Fever in the Heartland" by Timothy Egan and found out that it really happened.

Nululu

(956 posts)

8. Excellent article about antiKlan battles in 1924

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Dec 17, 2024, 05:44 AM

Dec 17

https://www.workers.org/2024/10/81354/

Emile

(30,825 posts)

9. The KKK has always had a prominence in Indiana.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Dec 17, 2024, 07:51 AM

Dec 17

I remember in the early 80's they burned a cross in front of the factory I was working at. A white girl and a black girl got into a fight at work. The company fired the white girl who started the fight. Three days later the KKK burned a cross in front of the factory. KKK printed propaganda literature was found all over the inside of the factory.

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