Dec 15, 2023 | A Fever in the Heartland, Anti-Immigration, Birth of a Nation, Black History, Christian Nationalism, Civil Rights Movement, Civil War, Dayton, Harry Baujan, Johnson-Reed Act, KKK, Linda Gordon, Lynching, Second Ku Klux Klan, Society of Mary, Timothy Egan, University of Dayton, White Supremacy |
by William Trollinger Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared at The Conversation. KKK Demonstration in Dayton, OH on September 21, 1923. Photo courtesy of Dayton Metro Library. It was Dec. 19, 1923 – 100 years ago. The first day of Christmas break at...
Apr 12, 2021 | #AllLivesMatter, #BlackLivesMatter, Adolf Hitler, Billy James Hargis, Black Manifesto, Bob Jones, Bob Jones University, Camille Lewis, Carl McIntire, Christian Manifesto, Civil War, Demagoguery and Democracy, Donald Trump, Franklin Graham, James Forman, Kenneth Burke, KKK, Patricia Roberts-Miller, Phil Snider, Religious Rhetorics, Southern Poverty Law Center, Uncategorized, White Evangelicals, White Nationalism, White Supremacy |
by William Trollinger Camille Kaminski Lewis is, as of this fall, an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. She holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University in Rhetorical Studies with a minor in American Studies. Her...
Sep 17, 2019 | History, Kent State, KKK, May 4, 1970, Politics, Richard Margolis, Upheaval |
by William Trollinger Images from Richard Margolis’ exhibit Upheaval, 2019. Reproduced with permission from the artist. At its most basic level, history involves (as one of my mentors, Paul Conkin, used to say) trying to tell true stories about the past. This is...
Jun 7, 2019 | Civil War, Confederate Statues, KKK, McKinley Birthplace Museum, Racism, Slavery, Uncategorized, White Nationalism, White Supremacy |
by William Trollinger Last Sunday, I was at the William McKinley Memorial Museum in Niles, Ohio – McKinley’s birthplace – to speak on “Statues, Flags, and the Ongoing Battle Over the Civil War.” Given McKinley’s role as a Union soldier, it seemed quite the appropriate...
May 27, 2019 | Charlottesville, Dayton, intolerance, KKK, Racial Justice, Racism, Rodney Kennedy, White Nationalism, White Supremacy |
by William Trollinger Hundreds of Counter-Protestors Demonstrate Against the KKK in Dayton, Ohio. Image source: PressFrom On Saturday afternoon, the Honorable Sacred Knights of Madison, Indiana held a rally in Courthouse Square in downtown Dayton. “Rally” is an...
May 21, 2019 | Dayton, Donald Trump, intolerance, KKK, Politics, Racial Justice, Racism, Talk To Me Program, Uncategorized, WCSU, White Nationalism, White Supremacy |
by William Trollinger Flier for William Trollinger’s upcoming presentation at Precious Blood Church in Dayton, Ohio. This Saturday, May 25, the Klan-affiliated Honorable Sacred Knights of Madison, Indiana will be holding a rally at Courthouse Square in downtown...
