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August 11, 2021
A Labor Day march of 15,000 Klansmen in Lansing, cross burnings in Charlotte and a grand dragon in Howell are part of the KKKs mid-Michigan history.
August 8, 2021
A Labor Day march of 15,000 Klansmen in Lansing, cross burnings in Charlotte and a grand dragon in Howell are part of the KKKs mid-Michigan history.
July 29, 2021
View Comments On Labor Day in 1924, nearly 15,000 Ku Klux Klansmen in white robes descended on Lansing. They marched from East Michigan Avenue to Washington Avenue, headed for the state Capitol. A crowd of 50,000 lined the route cheering the Klan floats, banners and hooded members during the massive “State Klonvocation.” Lansing police directed traffic and “members of the Klan aided the officers in keeping the aisle clear for the procession,” according to coverage in the State Journal....