The KKK in Sacramento - What We Didn't Learn in School

When you think of the Ku Klux Klan, you might think of the South and their campaign of terror against Blacks after the Civil War. But do you think of California? Or Sacramento for that matter? You should. Because the Klan was here, and just 100 years ago, they tried to infiltrate Sacramento’s city governments in order to institutionalize their racist ideas. While the city fought back and the KKK went underground for a while, they never really disappeared.
Produced by City Historian Marcia Eymann and Senior Archivist Kim Hayden
Narration by Jack Hastings
Production/Editing/Graphics by Chad E Williams of Williams Etc. Productions
Production Assistance from Staci Cox, Sabrina Holecko, and Nicholas Piontek
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