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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Kamphoefner, Walter D. |
| Title, Analytic | The Handwriting on the Wall: The Klan, Language Issues, and Prohibition in the German Settlements of Eastern Texas |
| Journal Title | The Journal (German-Texan Heritage Society) |
| Date of Publication | Winter 2008 |
| Volume ID | 30 |
| Issue ID | 4 |
| Location in Work | 319-326 |
| ISSN | 0730-3106 |
| Abstract | Describes how in the 1920s the Ku Klux Klan targeted German Americans of Washington County, Texas, and adjacent areas for their German ethnicity, for their use of the German language, and for their political activism. |
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references. Reprinted from the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, vol. 112, no. 1, July 2008 |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | German Americans -- Texas/ Anti-German sentiment/ 20th century/ Language, German (US)/ Ethnic groups -- German-speaking/ Language maintenance |