Ghosts of Modern Culture War: The 1920s Ku Klux Klan in Oregon and Tillamook County
October 25 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Presented by:
David A. Horowitz
Professor Emeritus of History, Portland State University
Author of Inside the Klavern: The Secret History of the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s
Date & Time:
Saturday, October 25
3:30 pm
Location:
North County Recreation District
36155 9th Street
Nehalem, OR
Admission:
$10 at the door
Proceeds benefit Nehalem Valley Historical Society education programs
Event Description
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) arrived in Oregon in the early 1920s, during the history of the second Klan. The Klan quickly spread throughout the state, aided by a mostly white, Protestant population, as well as by racist and anti-immigrant sentiments which were already embedded in the region.
Much of the influence of KKK Tillamook Chapter No. 8 came between 1921 and 1928, when the lodge pursued an anti-Catholic agenda and supported Prohibition and law enforcement through its dominance of local government, the police, and the courts.
Ultimately, the struggles and decline of the Klan in Oregon coincided with the struggles and decline of the Klan in other states, and its activity faded in the 1930s.
Professor Horowitz will present the story of the impact of the Klan in Oregon and its presence in Tillamook County. Join us to hear and learn about this important and challenging era in our history.
👉 Hosted by the Nehalem Valley Historical Society