36. The Story of Madge Oberholzter

On March 15, 1925 a young woman was abducted by a man that had become infatuated with her and was insistently trying to date her. She was repeatedly raped and tortured for days before she attempted suicide by poisoning herself and he finally brought her home, claiming she had been in a car accident. Believing he was untouchable as the leader of the Indiana chapter of the Ku Klux Klan, he was soon shocked to learn she was able to give a full statement before her death and he was tried and convicted of his crimes. This tragic event ultimately led to the demise of the second incarnation of the KKK in the United States. This is the story of Madge Oberholtzer.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan
https://www.splcenter.org/20110228/ku-klux-klan-history-racism
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/158-resources-understanding-systemic-racism-america-180975029/
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/ku-klux-klan
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/hidden-plain-sight-racism-white-supremacy-and-far-right-militancy-law
https://www.wrtv.com/longform/the-ku-klux-klan-ran-indiana-once-could-it-happen-again

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