Annex Seven

Where Have All The Klansmen Gone?

wpe69709.gif (45309 bytes) (1) At times the KKK was so popular people wanted their membership to be known for a long time. Even after death.

wpe70685.gif (31663 bytes) (2) There was no date on this headstone. The name is for Roy L. Cook. Above the name is a fiery cross and three K's flanking the base of the cross.

wpe79951.gif (46027 bytes) (3) We know a little bit more about this one. He as a Nighthawk in the Klan. He was also Deputy Sheriff for Elkhart, IN. He drowned on a fishing trip.  Below the date 1971 is a Klan Nightrider. After its third great increase in membership during the turbulent 1960's, by the 1970's the KKK was in decline once again.

Updated December 17, 2007.