Governor Neff on the KKK

ID: 2596 ~ Source: Shirley, Emma M. interviewed by Anne Armistead, October 25, 1976 in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History. View Full Interview.
This file appears in: The Ku Klux Klan in Waco

Emma M. Shirley, secretary to Texas Governor Pat Neff, recalls Neff’s opposition to the Klan of the 1920s and its extrajudicial action.

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,…