Stephenson Klan News Today

A century ago, the Klan was thriving in Indiana and Ohio under banners of Christianity and Americanism. It was led by a crooked, gaslighting sadist, rapist, and murderer, who managed to get powerful politicians in his pocket. Here's the story of his rise and downfall, from Marty Schladen.

D.C. Stephenson was both a fraud and a born salesman. But he was also something much more sinister.

Like the rise of the Klan, the current white nationalist climate focuses on race and immigration, feeds a fondness for grievances and dark conspiracies, cultivates friendly judges and media outlets,