SOCB50H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Toronto Ontarios, Harrison Family Of Virginia, Pulaski, Tennessee
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It will be quite an object lesson : r. v phillips and the ku klux klan in oakville, 28 february 1930, a "small army" of seventy-five individuals, clad in white gowns and hoods, marched through the town of oakville. Marchers strode to the centre of town, where they planted a massive cross in the middle of the road. Then they set a torch to the oil-soaked rags tied to the huge wooden cross. Next task was to locate david kerr, oakville"s white police chief, "to acquaint him with the purpose of their visit who wasn"t available at the time. Next visit was to the home of ira junius johnson. The klansmen learned that johnson, "a negro," was living with a "white girl" named isabel jones and their intent was to discipline the racially upstart ira johnson and put an end to the mixed-raceliaison.
