Aldredge, Sawnie R., Scrapbooks, 1921-1923

Dallas Railway Company

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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...

Aldredge, Sawnie Robertson, 1890-1949

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Sawnie Robertson Aldredge (1890 - 1949) was a lawyer and Democratic mayor of Dallas, Texas, from 1921 to 1923. A Dallas native, Aldredge was the son of Judge George N. Aldredge. Aldredge received an A. B. from Cornell University, attended the University of Texas School of Law, and served in the Air Service during World War I. In 1915, he married bookbinder Mary Ellen Batts (1892-1975), daughter of Judge Robert Lynn Batts. Before and after serving as mayor, Aldredge practiced law at ...