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David Curtiss „Steve“ Stephenson (* 21. August 1891 in Houston, Texas; † 28. Juni 1966 in Jonesborough, Tennessee) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker aus Indiana, der führendes Mitglied in der rechten Terrororganisation Ku Klux Klan gewesen war.
David Curtis "Steve" Stephenson (August 21, 1891 – June 28, 1966) was an American Ku Klux Klan leader, convicted rapist and murderer. In 1923 he was appointed Grand Dragon of the Indiana Klan and head of Klan recruiting for seven other states.
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- Madge Augustine Oberholtzer, aged 28
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D.C. Stephenson was a powerful politician and leader of the Ku Klux Klan in 23 Northern states, who had a vicious streak and horrifying consequences. Learn about his rise and fall, from a Texas sharecropper to a millionaire, from a Socialist activist to a Klan champion, from a mayor to a senator.
14. Nov. 2018 · D.C. Stephenson was the most powerful man in Indiana in 1925, but he was also a violent and corrupt rapist who raped and poisoned Madge Oberholtzer. She survived and testified against him, but he was acquitted by a jury of his peers.
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D.C. Stephenson was a notorious leader of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a liar, a rapist, and a murderer who rose to power by exploiting his political connections and manipulating the media. He was arrested and sent to prison several times for his crimes, but he died in 1966.
A detailed account of the 1925 trial of D. C. Stephenson, the powerful grand dragon of the Indiana KKK, for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer. The account covers his rise and fall in the Klan, his political influence, his sexual misconduct, and his acquittal by a jury of his peers.
The trial and conviction of Stephenson, calling America's attention to the sinister hypocrisy of the organization, marked the high tide of Klan membership, which dropped within three years from 10 million to a few thousand.
