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 on May 5, 1957, as noted in Wallace's 2006 book "Between You and Me".[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Review of The Informant: The FBI, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Murder of Viola Liuzzo by May, Gary, 2005 at www.wnyc.org
  2. ^ Review of "Between You and Me" by Wallace, Mike, 2006 at www.mvtimes.com

[edit] External links

Eldon Edwards on The Mike Wallace Interview


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