Birthday of the Klan: The Tulsa Outrage of 1917

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Article describes the events that led to the Tulsa Outrage of 1917, including the emergence of the "Knights of Liberty" a vigilante group grown from the Tulsa Council of Defense which persecuted members of labor organizations and whose actions foreshadowed later violence committed by the Ku Klux Klan.

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Hopkins, Randy Winter 2019.

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Article describes the events that led to the Tulsa Outrage of 1917, including the emergence of the "Knights of Liberty" a vigilante group grown from the Tulsa Council of Defense which persecuted members of labor organizations and whose actions foreshadowed later violence committed by the Ku Klux Klan.

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Abstract: As the United States entered World War I, Governor Robert L. Williams established an Oklahoma Council of Defense and similar county groups, which were extralegal committees empowered to maintain patriotism and order. The Tulsa Council of Defense was particularly active in promoting Liberty Bond drives and suppressing dissent from the International Workers of the World and other labor organizations. Randy Hopkins describes the actions of the Tulsa Council of Defense, shows how its vigilante violence led directly to the emergence of the Ku Klux Klan in the city, and foreshadows the horrors of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 97(4), Oklahoma Historical Society, 2019, pp. 412-449

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 97
  • Issue: 4
  • Page Start: 412
  • Page End: 449

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Hopkins, Randy. Birthday of the Klan: The Tulsa Outrage of 1917, article, Winter 2019; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2017476/: accessed June 2, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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