Oral history interview, ca. 1970-1978 [sound recording].

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Oral history interview, ca. 1970-1978 [sound recording].

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Sound recording of interview with several women, only Blanche is identified, concerning Ajo, a mining company town, from 1925. Describes mining company policies, churches, funerals, daily life, Tohono O'odham Indians, and Ku Klux Klan activity.

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Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7376557

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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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...

Swick, Blanche,

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Ajo, Ariz. resident from 1925; married to Charlie Swick. From the description of Oral history interview, ca. 1970-1978 [sound recording]. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 36023290 ...

Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926

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John Campbell Greenway (b. July 6, 1872, Huntsville, Ala.-d. Jan. 19, 1926), mining engineer, member of Roosevelt's Rough Riders and World War I veteran. From the description of Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10574019 ...