Recognizing a Neighbor

ID: 2433 ~ Source: Geltemeyer, Helen, interviewed by Sandra Denise Harvey, February 22, 1995, in Waco, Texas, Baylor Institute for Oral History. View Full Interview (Interview 4)
This file appears in: The Ku Klux Klan in Waco

Helen Geltemeyer remembers seeing a Klan gathering on Speight as a child and recognizing her neighbor by his shoes.

This file appears in: The Ku Klux Klan in Waco

By Anabel Burke
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) stands as one of the most infamous secret societies in American history. The white robes and pointed masks symbolize prejudice, terror, and fear to Americans nationwide. Waco itself, and the greater McLennan County area,…