By the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), a racist and anti-immigrant organization, was well entrenched in San Diego.
“In those years, many elected officials and influential elites in Southern California were members of the KKK”
The KKK’s greatest concern in San Diego was fear that the recruitment of Mexican workers would give “foreigners…a place in the sunlight, and our [white Americans’] money, but when we trade with them, we build them at our own expense {sic}.”
In those years, many elected officials and influential elites in Southern California were members of the KKK. 2
The San Diego Union – January. 9, 1921 (Courtesy The San Diego Union-Tribune)
KKK meeting hall, San Diego – 1920 (Photo courtesy The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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San Diego Latino Legacy – Timeline • Milestones • Stories
Chapter 2 – Rebuilding Lives, Against All Odds
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