An Unlikely, but effective, hero... Madge Oberholzer
November 9, 2017 9:29 AM Subscribe
A literacy advocate who made a bad dating choice, back in the day. Madge Augustine Oberholtzer (November 10, 1896 – April 14, 1925) was an American woman whose rape and murder played a critical role in the demise of the second incarnation of the Ku Klux Klan. Her story was highlighted in the Washington Post for 22 Americans who deserve statues. She was an adult literacy advocate who also taught African American children to read. In the line of her work came in contact with an Indiana politician, David Curtis Stephenson, Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan. When she learned of his Klan leadership role, she ended her relationship with him. He was an individual who would not take no for an answer, and using his goons kidnapped Madge Oberholzer well after their brief relationship had ended.
Her obituary. Another case of domestic violence being either a marker of or continuance of psychotic behavior. With this dying declaration, she, brought to light the activities of David Curtis Stephenson, leaving little doubt as to the evil of the KKK, rather than its noble aspirations, or excellent PR. And, Madge, was not a drinker...
Her obituary. Another case of domestic violence being either a marker of or continuance of psychotic behavior. With this dying declaration, she, brought to light the activities of David Curtis Stephenson, leaving little doubt as to the evil of the KKK, rather than its noble aspirations, or excellent PR. And, Madge, was not a drinker...
This post was deleted for the following reason: Heya, this is a notable bit of history but also basically unavoidably extremely graphic in its descriptive contents; a post about this needs to both skip the sort of flip opening line and find a way to keep the rape-and-murder stuff under the fold with much, much clearer warning about just how detailed and awful the content in some of the links is going to be. -- cortex
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