Papers, 1929-1980.

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Papers, 1929-1980.

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Correspondence, case reports, clippings, and undergraduate papers, relating to Amann's research on the activities of the Black Legion, a secret terrorist society in the Midwest (1925-1936), whose members took action against people who violated their moral standards.

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Wayne State University

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University of Michigan--Dearborn

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Black Legion

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The Black Legion, also know as the "Wolverine Republican League", was a radical branch of the Michigan Ku Klux Klan. It's members were pro-white, native-born Protestants who were against Jews, Blacks, Communists, Anarchists, and Catholics. At one point, there were an estimated 200,000 members in Michigan. They were organized and led by "Colonel" Harvey Davis. Among their goals were the takeover of Michigan government and killing a mayor. (For more information see the finding aid.). F...

Amann, Peter H., 1927-....

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Professor of history, University of Michigan--Dearborn. From the description of Papers, 1929-1980. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28419029 Peter Amann Peter Amann was born in 1927 in the Penzig district of Vienna, Austria. His father Paul Amann was a teacher and a noted writer and translator of English and French authors, including Romain Rolland and others. In 1939 Peter Amann fled with his family to France, and eventually reached New...