LOCAL KLEAGLE SAYS 14 U.S. SENATORS & HIGH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE KKK MEMBERS
Springfield, Massachusetts (JFK+50) On October 28, 1922, it was announced by local Kleagle* C.V. Lewis that fourteen United States Senators and high government officials are members of the KKK.**
Mr. Lewis states these men "help to make the Washington Klavern*** the most distinguished in the country."
The New York Tribune reports membership in the "Invisible Empire" has tripled since its founding.
*Kleagle is an officer of the KKK whose main role is to recruit new members.
**The Ku Klux Klan is the oldest & most infamous of American hate groups. Traditionally targeting African-Americans, the group also targets Jews, immigrants & members of the LGBTQ community.
***klavern is a local branch of the KKK &/or a meeting place of the Klan.
SOURCES
"Ku Klux Klan," SPLC, Southern Poverty Law Center, www.splcenter,org/
"14 of U.S. Officials Declared Klan Members," The New York Tribune, October 29, 1922, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
