Eldon Edwards
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Eldon Edwards (1909 - 1960) was a U.S. Ku Klux Klan leader.
Edwards was an auto worker from Georgia who became a Klan leader in 1950. In his book "The Informant: The FBI, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Murder of Viola Liuzzo", Gary May notes that Edwards became prominent at a time when the Klan was splintered into different local groups. Edwards created his own organisation - "U.S. Klans, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan" - and established a 15,000 strong following in 8 US states.[1]
Edwards was interviewed by Mike Wallace in 1957, as noted in Wallace's 2006 book "Between You and Me".[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Review of The Informant: The FBI, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Murder of Viola Liuzzo by May, Gary, 2005 at www.wnyc.org
- ^ Review of "Between You and Me" by Wallace, Mike, 2006 at www.mvtimes.com
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