Don Baker oral history interview, 1976.

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Don Baker oral history interview, 1976.

Interview deals with Don Baker's personal background with Senator Leroy Percy; he comments on Percy's lifestyle and his political involvement in the community of Greenville, Mississippi in the 1920s. Mentions the Ku Klux Klan, its politics and involvement in 1923 elections; Howard Dardun, a Klan-supported politician; and other Mississippi politicians and their attitudes toward the Klan. Also discusses Percy's efforts and assistance in the Mississippi Floods of 1922 and 1927.

1 sound cassette (30 minutes);Index (1 leaf);Transcript (14 leaves)

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Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History

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The T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History was established in August 1991 to document the history of Louisiana State University. A department of LSU Libraries Special Collections, the Center conducts, collects, preserves, and makes available to scholars oral history interviews on Louisiana's social, political, cultural, and economic history. From the description of T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History records, 1990-1998. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 22696...

Baker, Lewis, 1953-....

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Ku Klux Klan 1915-....

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The Ku Klux Klan was formally incorporated under the laws of the state of Georgia on Dec. 4, 1915. The incorporated organization is a continuance of the earlier post Civil War Reconstruction Era unincorporated Ku Klux Klan and of the Knights of the White Camellia. Women of the Ku Klux Klan was incorporated at a late date as a separate entity. The stated purpose of the KKK was to promote an all White, Protestant United States, excluding all other races and religions. From the descript...

Baker, Donald

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Don Baker was a family friend and former business associate of Mississippi Senator Leroy Percy in the 1920s. From the description of Don Baker oral history interview, 1976. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 239617329 Baker was a member of the class of 1926. From the description of ALS, [19]83 November 28 : Hillsboro, N.H. to Edwin B. Bronner. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 30725999 ...

Percy, LeRoy, 1860-1929

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LeRoy Percy was a lawyer, plantation owner, and U.S. senator (1910-1913) from Greenville, Miss. From the description of LeRoy Percy and family papers, 1894-1930. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 271013219 ...