Pressured to Join

ID: 2488 ~ Source: McDaniel, Douthit Young, interviewed by Thomas Charlton, May 27, 1975, in Waco, Texas, Baylor Institute for Oral History. View Full Interview (Interview 3)
This file appears in: The Ku Klux Klan in Waco

Judge Douthit McDaniel recounts his joining of the KKK under pressure and his immediate renunciation of the decision.

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,…