Saving Society Through Politics: the Ku Klux Klan in Dallas, Texas in the 1920s (open access)

Saving Society Through Politics: the Ku Klux Klan in Dallas, Texas in the 1920s

This study analyzes the rise of the 1920s Ku Klux Klan in Dallas, Texas, in the context of the national Klan. It looks at the circumstances and people behind the revival of the Klan in 1915. It chronicles the aggressive marketing program that brought the Klan to Dallas and shows how the Dallas Klavern then changed the course of the national Klan with its emphasis on politics. Specifically, this was done through the person of Hiram Wesley Evans, Dallas dentist and aspiring intellectual, who engineered a coup and took over the national Klan operations in 1922. Evans, as did Dallas's local Klavern number 66, emphasized a strong anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic ideology to recruit, motivate, and justify the existence of the Ku Klux Klan. The study finds that, on the local scene, the Dallas Klavern's leadership was composed of middle and upper-middle class businessmen. Under their leadership, the Klan engaged in a variety of fraternal and vigilante activities. Most remarkable, however, were its successful political efforts. Between 1922 and 1924, the Klan overthrew the old political hierarchy and controlled city and county politics to such a degree that only the Dallas school board escaped the Invisible Empire's domination. Klavern 66 also wielded …
Date: December 1997
Creator: Morris, Mark N. (Mark Noland)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 (open access)

Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1997

Weekly newspaper from San Diego, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1997
Creator: Cardenas, Alfredo E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 1997 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 1997

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 22, 1997
Creator: Wisch, J. A. & Wisch, Rene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, January 10, 1997 (open access)

South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, January 10, 1997

Bi-weekly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas published by the Diocese of Corpus Christi that includes news of interest to Diocese members along with advertising.
Date: January 10, 1997
Creator: Espitia, Paula
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1997 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1997

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 12, 1997
Creator: Wisch, J. A. & Wisch, Rene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1997 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1997

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 17, 1997
Creator: Wisch, J. A. & Wisch, Rene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adolescents with Conduct Disorder: Pre- and Post-Treatment Comparison of Trauma Types (open access)

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adolescents with Conduct Disorder: Pre- and Post-Treatment Comparison of Trauma Types

The purpose of this study was to compare pre- and post-treatment differences in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in male adolescents with conduct disorder. The Children's PTSD Inventory and the PTSD Reaction Index were used to diagnose PTSD and determine trauma type (Type I single trauma or Type II recurring trauma). Pre- and post-treatment measures included the PTSD Reaction Index, the Children's Depression Inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory, the Dissociative Experiences Scale, and the Youth Self-Report. The six-week, biweekly group treatment included education, exposure, and cognitive elements. Primary hypotheses that the abused group would statistically differ from the non-abused group in terms of pre- and post-treatment levels of avoidance, dissociation, anger/aggression, self-destructiveness, social problems, and overall levels of PTSD symptoms, were not confirmed. Overall, group therapy participants experienced statistically significant decreases in PTSD symptoms over the course of therapy. Results are discussed in light of clinical implications, recommended cautions given the lack of a robust control group, and directions for future research.
Date: August 1997
Creator: Ovaert, Lynda B.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1997 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1997

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 8, 1997
Creator: Wisch, J. A. & Wisch, Rene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas School Librarians' Perceptions on Censorship and Intellectual Freedom (open access)

Texas School Librarians' Perceptions on Censorship and Intellectual Freedom

This study was conducted to ascertain library media specialists' perceptions of the trends in challenges to intellectual freedom in Texas public school libraries and the factors influencing the outcome of challenged materials.
Date: August 1997
Creator: Vrabel, Terri Boucher
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1997 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1997

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 6, 1997
Creator: Wisch, J. A. & Wisch, Rene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 24, 1997 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 24, 1997

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 24, 1997
Creator: Wisch, J. A. & Wisch, Rene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Penny Record (Bridge City, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 8, 1997 (open access)

The Penny Record (Bridge City, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 8, 1997

Weekly newspaper from Bridge City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 8, 1997
Creator: Turkel, Arlene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History