Yesterday’s Indianapolis

Episode 2: The Minister and the Klan: The Resignation of Earl N. Griggs of Butler-Tarkington

Class900Indy Companion Blogpost (which was published in 2024, not 2023 as stated in the podcast): https://www.class900indy.com/post/an-indianapolis-pastor-his-church-and-the-klan-the-resignation-of-earl-n-griggs-of-butler-tarkin

"Exposure of 12,208 Ku Klux in Marion County, Indiana" Tolerance Newspaper, Indiana State Library: https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16066coll69/id/700do

The Hooded Order in the Pulpit: Klan Membership in 1920’s Indianapolis Churches (authored by the late Prof. Paul Mullins): https://paulmullins.wordpress.com/2019/04/15/the-hooded-order-in-the-pulpit-klan-membership-in-1920s-indianapolis-churches/

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This podcast references the book 'Murder in Their Hearts: The Fall Creek Massacre' which is available from the Indiana Historical Society at this link: https://shop.indianahistory.org/products/murder-in-their-hearts

This is the inaugural episode of 'Yesterday's Indianapolis' so some things may be a little rough. Tune in to future episodes as the quality of the podcast will (hopefully) improve as I get a hang of this new format for exploring the history of Indianapolis and central Indiana.