D. C. Stephenson
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David Curtis "Steve" Stephenson was an American Ku Klux Klan leader, convicted rapist and murderer. In 1923, he was appointed Grand Dragon of the Indiana Klan and head of Klan recruiting for seven oth
Stephenson in 1922
Stephenson lived in the William H. H. Graham House in Indianapolis in the 1920s.
Grave marker located at USVA Mountain Home National Cemetery in Johnson City, Tennessee
Murder of Madge Oberholtzer
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Madge Augustine Oberholtzer was an American woman whose rape and murder played a critical role in the demise of the second incarnation of the Ku Klux Klan. In March 1925, while working for the state o
D. C. Stephenson
…especially Governor Edward L. Jackson. In Stephenson v. State (1925), Stephenson was tried for and convicted of the abduction, rape, and murder of Madge Oberholtzer, a state education official. His trial, conviction, and imprisonment were a severe blow to the public perception of Klan leaders as law abiding. The…
Madge Oberholtzer