In this episode Alyssa is joined by Risen Lady Heathen to talk about the rise and fall of the KKK in Chicago.

Show Notes:

Chicago Tribune: When Chicago welcomed KKK

NPR Illinois: History: The 1920's Saw The KKK's Rise In Illinois

Chicago Magazine: The Ku Klux Klan Was Successful in 1920s Chicago (But Mostly as a Con)

Chicago Reader: Boys in the Hoods

Smithsonian: HISTORY “Murder Wasn’t Very Pretty”: The Rise and Fall of D.C. Stephenson

Encyclopedia of Chicago

DOJ: KU KLUX KLAN - REPORT TO THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Hatred and Profits: Under the Hood of the Ku Klux Klan

New York Times: CHICAGO OPENS WAR ON KU KLUX KLAN; Bankers and Business Men Known to Be Members Are Being Boycotted. BARRED AS JURORS BY JUDGE American Unity League Leads Fight Against Klansmen and Makes Names Public.

Alyssa's Bartman Tweet

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices